SPANISH 


Commercial    Correspondence 


WITH 


EXERCISES,  NOTES,  AND  VOCABULARY 


HERBERT  ALDEN  KENYON 

*    " 

University  oi  Michigan 


OF  THE 

UNIVERSITY 

OF 


ANT*    ART3OR,    XtlCH. 
GKORGK    \VAHR,   I'UH^IS 
1007 


•as 


Copyright,  1907 
By  GKORCIK  WAHR 


.  The  Ann  Arbor  Press. 


OF  THE  \ 


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OF  7 

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PREFACE 

In  this  small  manual  of  Spanish  Commercial 
Correspondence  the  author  has  endeavored  to 
produce  a  book  useful  in  two  ways :  first,  as  a 
text-book  for  schools  and  colleges,  and  secondly, 
as  a  reference  book  and  dictionary  for  the  com- 
mercial correspondent  who  has  a  more  or  less 
limited  knowledge  of  Spanish  forms  and  business 
usages.  On  the  latter  account  a  much  larger  and 
more  complete  vocabulary  than  is  usually  found 
in  such  handbooks  has  been  added  and  idiomatic 
phrases  have  been  placed  in  the  vocabulary  rather 
than  in  the  notes. 

As  a  text-book  for  class  room  work,  however, 
the  book  is  principally  designed.  Many  of  the 
letters  are  copies  of  actual  correspondence  be- 
tween Spanish  and  American  firms,  changed  only 
in  unimportant  details,  while  others  have  been 
written  solely  to  illustrate  technical  points,  in- 
crease the  vocabulary,  or  to  repeat  words  and 
phrases  which  it  is  imperative  that  the  Spanish 
correspondent  should  know  thoroly.  Now  and 
then  a  letter  will  be  found  which  may  seem  some- 
what long  in  sentence  structure  or  peculiar  from 
the  American  business  poijit  of  view.  This  has 
been  done  purposely,  however,  to  give  the  stu- 
dent an  insight  into  the  more  redundant  and  in- 
tricate Spanish  style. 

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4  PREFACE 

To  secure  the  best  results  as  a  text-book  the 
model  letters  should  be  written  out  and  corrected 
in  class.  At  the  next  meeting  of  the  class  these 
letters  should  be  read  in  Spanish  from  the  English 
text,  thereby  fixing  the  more  important  phrases 
The  exercises  may  be  done  outside  of  the  class 
room  to  be  corrected  by  the  instructor  or  used  as 
tests  in  the  class  room  when  a  sufficiently  large 
vocabulary  has  been  acquired. 

The  author  wishes  to  express  his  thanks  to 
Mr.  Charles  P.  Wagner  and  Miss  B.  W.  Stevens 
for  valuable  suggestions  and  assistance  in  the 
preparation  of  the  manual. 


CONTENTS 

Page 

I.  Preface 3 

II.  Introduction. 

1.  List  of  Abbreviations    9 

2.  Currency,  Weights,  and  Measures 16 

3.  Headings  and  Conclusions  of  Letters 19 

4.  Spanish  Advertisements    22 

5.  Examples  of  Spanish  Letters 24 

III.  Letters  and  Exercises. 

1.  Applications  for  Situations  and  Replies.  .  31 

2.  Letters  of  Introduction  and  Recom- 

mendation   35 

3.  Circulars     40 

4.  Letters  of  Inquiry   44 

5.  Offers  of  Goods  49 

6.  Orders     54 

7.  Execution  of  Orders  and  Replies 58 

8.  Reception  and  Refusal  of  Goods 63 

9.  Sales  on  Commission  67 

10.  Shipping    72 

1 1.  Complaints  and  Claims   76 

12.  Banking  and  Credit   Si 

13.  Bankruptcy    85 

14.  Marine   Insurance    90 

15.  Advertisements     94 

IV.  Notes    99 

V.  Vocabulary    115 


Introduction 


I. 

A  LIST  OF  THE  ABBREVIATIONS   MOST 
COMMONLY  USED  IN  SPANISH. 


a. 

area. 

a    square    decame- 

ter     about      143 

sq.   varas. 

(a). 

alias. 

alias,    otherwise. 

@,   @@. 

arroba,  arrobas. 

arroba,     about     25 

pounds. 

ab1. 

abril. 

April. 

admon. 

administracion. 

administration, 

management. 

adm.or 

administrador. 

administrator, 

manager. 

af.mo 

afectisimo. 

very    affectionate. 

af.to 

afecto. 

affectionate. 

ag.to 

agosto. 

August. 

ap. 

aparte. 

apart,    aside. 

art.,   art.0 

articulo. 

article. 

at.0 

atento. 

See      Introduction, 

section   III,   3. 

B.  L.  M.  or  b.  1.  m. 

besa  la  mano. 

See      Introduction, 

Section  III,  3. 

B.  L.  P.  or  b.  1.  p. 

besa  los  pies. 

See      Introduction, 

Section  III,  3. 

c.,   c.I!l   or   comp. 

compania. 

company. 

c.   or  cap. 

capitulo. 

chapter. 

cap.n 

capitan. 

captain. 

cents. 

centimes. 

centimes,    cen- 

times. 

eg. 

centigramo. 

centigram. 

cl. 

centilitre. 

centiliter. 

10 

SPANISH 

cllo. 

cuartillo. 

cm. 

centimetro. 

C.  M.  B.  or  c.  m.  b. 

cuyas  manos  beso. 

conv.te 

conveniente. 

C.  P.  B.  or  c.  p.  b. 

cuyos  pies  beso. 

cps. 

compafieros. 

cs. 

cuartos  ;    centimes. 

c.ta 

cuenta. 

D. 

Don. 

D.a 

Dona. 

dg. 

decagramo. 
dicha.     dicho,     di- 

dha.,  dho.,  dhas., 

dhos. 

chas,  dichos. 

die.0,  ioe,  iobre 

diciembre. 

Dl. 

decalitre. 

dl. 

decilitro. 

Dm. 

decametro. 

dm. 

decimetro,        deci- 

dom.° 

gramo. 
domingo. 
derecha,      derecho, 
derechos,      dere- 

dra.,  dro.,  dras., 

dros. 

chos. 

dup.do 

duplicado. 

E. 

este,    oriente. 

en.° 

enero. 

E.  P.  M. 

etc.,  & 

en  propia  mano. 
etcetera. 

fcb.° 

febrero. 

fha.,  fho. 

fecha,    fecho. 

f.°,  fol. 

folio. 

cuartillo,  see 
measures. 

centimeter. 

See  Introduction, 
Section  III,  3. 

conformable,  suit- 
able. 

See  Introduction, 
Section  III,  3. 

companion,  part- 
ner. 

quarter,  centimes. 

account. 

Don. 

Dona. 

decagram. 

said  (used  as  an 
adjective). 

December. 

decaliter. 

deciliter. 

decameter. 

deciliter,  decigram. 

Sunday. 

right,  just,  perfect. 


duplicate,     in     du- 
plicate. 
East. 
January. 

in  one's  own  hand, 
etc. 

February, 
date,  action,  fact, 
folio. 


COMMERCIAL,   CORRESPONDENCE 


I  I 


G. 

gracias. 

thanks. 

g. 

gramo. 

gram. 

gob.0 

gobierno. 

government. 

gral. 

general. 

general,  ordinary. 

hect 

hectaria. 

hectare,    see    table 

of   measures. 

Hg. 

hectogramo. 

hectogram. 

HI. 

hectolitro. 

hectoliter. 

Hm. 

hectometro. 

hectometer. 

hoi. 

holandes. 

Dutch. 

ib. 

ibidem. 

in  the  same  place, 

ib. 

id. 

idem. 

likewise,    same. 

i.  e. 

id  est. 

that  is. 

it. 

item. 

item,  also. 

izq.a,     izq.°, 

izq.da,    izquierda,     izquier- 

left,   lefthand. 

izq.do 

do. 

j  uev. 

jueves. 

Thursday. 

Kg. 

kilogramo. 

kilogram. 

Kl. 

kilolitre. 

kiloliter. 

Km. 

kilometro. 

kilometer. 

1. 

ley,    libro,    litre. 

law,  book,  liter. 

Ibs. 

libras. 

pounds. 

lin. 

linea. 

line. 

L.  S. 

lugar   del   sello. 

place     for     stamp, 

stamp  here. 

lun. 

limes. 

Monday. 

m. 

minuto,  metro,  ma- 

minute,   meter,  to- 

fiana. 

morrow. 

mart. 

martes. 

Tuesday. 

nig. 

miligramo. 

miligram. 

mierc. 

miercoles. 

Wednesday. 

miles.8 

milesimas. 

thousandths. 

min.° 

ministro. 

minister. 

Mm. 

miriametro. 

miriameter. 

mm. 

milimetro 

milimeter. 

12 


SPANISH 


mrd.,   Vra.    mrd. 

merced.,  vuestra 

wages,    your     rev- 

m —  . 

erence. 

M.   S. 

manuscrito. 

manuscript. 

m.s  a.s 

muchos  anos. 

many  years. 

N. 

norte. 

North. 

n. 

noche. 

night. 

N.    B. 

Nota    bene. 

N.   B. 

n.° 

numero. 

number 

nov.e,  Qe,  gbre 

noviembre. 

November. 

nra.      nro.      nras. 

nuestra,       nuestro, 

our. 

nros.  ;  ntra.  ntro. 

nuestras,      nues- 

ntras.   ntros. 

tros. 

num.   num.0   nums. 

numero. 

number. 

num. 
O. 

oct.e  Sc,  8brc 
onz. 


orn. 
P. 
P.   A. 


pag.  pags. 
Part. 

P.    D. 
p.  ej. 
perg.,   pno. 

Pf. 
P.   O. 


P.  P. 


p.  p. 


oeste. 

octubre. 

onza. 

orden. 

padre,  pregunta. 

por    ausencia,    por 

autorizacion. 
para. 

pagina,  paginas. 
partida. 

posdata. 
por  ejemplo. 
pergamino. 

peso   fuerte. 

por    orden. 

pero. 

por   ciento. 

porte   pagado,    por 

poder. 
proximo  pasado. 


West. 

October. 

ounce. 

order. 

father,    question. 

in  the  absence  (of), 
by  authority. 

see  uses  of  prep, 
para. 

page,  pages. 

item  in  an  account, 
entry. 

P.  S. 

for    example. 

parchment,  diplo- 
ma. 

dollar. 

by  order. 

but. 

per   cent,    %. 

freight  paid,  by 
power  (of). 

last,  ult. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE 


p.r 

por. 

pral. 

principal. 

priv. 

privilegio. 

prol. 

prologo. 

pror. 

procurador. 

prov.a 

provincia. 

prov.or 

provisor. 

P.  S. 

post   scriptum. 

P.  S.  M. 

por  su  mandato. 

ps. 

pesos. 

pta. 

pasta. 

ptas.  pesetas. 

p.te  parte. 

Q.B.S.M.,     q.b.s.m.  que  basa  su  mano. 

Q.B.S.P.,     q.b.s.p.  que  besa   sus   pies. 

Q.D.G.  que   Dios   gnarde. 

q.  que. 

q.    e.    g.    e.  que  en  gloria  cste. 

R.  reverendo,        res- 

puesta. 

Rbi.  recebi. 

R.e  recipe. 

R.  I.  P.  requiescat  in  pace. 


see    uses    of    prep, 
por. 

principal,  fi  r  s  t 
floor. 

grant,  patent,  fran- 
chise, copyright. 

prolog,  introduc- 
tion. 

solicitor,  attorney 
at  law. 

province. 

purveyor,  contrac- 
tor. 

P.  S. 

by    (your)    order. 

dollars. 

bullion, (of  books) 
bound  in  leather. 

pesetas.  Value 
about  20  cts. 

part,  party,  side. 

See  Introduction, 
Section  III,  3. 

See  Introduction, 
Section  III,  3. 

See  Introduction, 
Section  III,  3. 

which,  etc. 

may  he,  be  in 
Heaven. 

reverend,  reply. 

I  received,  receiv- 
ed. 

prescription. 

may  he  rest  in 
peace. 


SPANISH 


real. 


R.1 

real. 

rs.  or  r.s 

reales. 

rust. 

rustica. 

S. 

santo,  sur. 

S.a 

senora. 

sab. 

sabado. 

S.  C.  or  s.  c. 

su  casa. 

S.  D. 

se   despide,    despe- 

dirse. 

secret.3 

secretaria. 

s.  e.  u.  o. 

salvo  error  u  onii- 

sion. 

sept.c,  7e,  7bre 

septimebre. 

serv.° 

servicio. 

serv.or 

servidor. 

sig.te 

siguiente. 

s.n 

san. 

S.  N. 

Servicio    Nacional. 

Sor. 

senor. 

Sores. 

sefiores. 

spre. 

siempre. 

S.r   or   Sr. 

senor. 

Sra.,    Sras. 

senoras. 

Sres.  or  S.res 

senores. 

Sria. 

secretaria. 

srio.  or  s.rl° 

secretario. 

Srta.   or   Srta. 

senorita. 

ss.no 

escribano. 

S.  S.  S. 


su  seguro  servidor. 


real,  coin  worth 
about  5  cts. 

royal. 

reals. 

rustic,  (books)  in 
paper  covers. 

saint,   south. 

senora,  Mrs. 

Saturday. 

your,  his,  her, 
their,  house. 

to  take  leave  of, 
be  discharged. 

secretary's  office, 
secretaryship. 

errors  or  omis- 
sions excepted. 

September. 

service. 

servant. 

following,   sequent. 

saint. 

National  Service. 

senor,  Mr. 

Messrs. 

ever,  always. 

Mr. 

Mrs.    (plu.) 

Messrs. 

secretary's  office. 

secretary. 

senorita,  Miss. 

clerk,  notary  pub- 
lic. 

(your)  devoted 
servant. 

See  Introduction, 
Section  III,  3. 


COMMERCIAL,   CORRESPONDENCE 


Sta.   Sto. 

santa,  santo. 

sup. 

suplica. 

supert.te 

superintendente. 

t. 

tarde. 

ten.te 

teniente. 

test.1"10 

testamento. 

test.0 

testigo. 

tit.  or  tit.0  v 

titulo. 

tpo. 

tiempo. 

trib.1 

tribunal. 

t.°  or  torn. 

tomo. 

U.,  Ud.,  Uds.  ;  V., 

usted,  ustedes. 

Vd.,  Yds. 

Y. 

vease. 

V.da 

viuda. 

vg.,  v.   g.,  v.   gr. 

verbigracia. 

vier. 

viernes. 

vn. 

vellon. 

vol. 


visto  bueno. 
volumen,  voluntad. 


vra.  vro.  vras.  vros.  vuestra,  vuestro, 
vuestras,  vues- 
tros. 

v.ta,  v.to  vuelta,  vuelto. 

x.mo  diezmo. 


saint. 

petition,   request. 

superintendent. 

afternoon,    late. 

deputy,    lieutenant. 

will,  testament. 

witness,   evidence. 

title. 

time. 

tribunal,  court. 

volume. 

yon. 

see,  refer  to. 

widow. 

for  example. 

Friday. 

wool ;   copper  coin 

worth  i  real, 
approved,   O.   K. 
volume,  bulk,  good 

will, 
your. 


turn,     return,     re- 
compense,   etc. 
tenth. 


II. 

SPANISH  CURRENCY,  WEIGHTS  AND 
MEASURES. 

CURRENCY MONEDAS. 

Standard  coin  :     peseta  =  100  centimes. 

Gold :     coins  of  5,   10,  25,   100  pesetas ;  onza 

=  80  pesetas ;  doblon  de  oro  =  20  pesetas. 

Silver:     real  =  25  centimos   (gradually  going 

out  of  circulation);  2  reales;  4  reales  =  i 

peseta  ;  duro  or  peso  =  5  pesetas  ;  escudo  = 

2 1/2  pesetas;  peseta  columnaria  (little  used) 

=  i%  pesetas. 

Copper:     coins  of  i,  5,  10  centimos. 
Paper  money :     Bank  of  Spain  notes  for  25, 
50,  100,  500,  and  1,000  pesetas. 

WEIGHTS — PESOS. 

Gramo. 

Decagramo  =  10  gramos. 
Hectogramo  =  TOO  gramos. 
Kilogramo=  1000  gramos. 
Quintal  metrico  =  100  kilogramos. 
Adarme  =  y2  English  dram. 
Onza=i6  adarmes  =  2.87  decigramos. 
Cuarteron  ==  4  onzas  =115  gramos. 
L,i!:ra  =  4  cuarterones=  16  onzas  =  46o  gramos. 
Tomin  =  6  decigramos. 

Arroba  =  4  cuartillas  =  25  libras  =  11.502  kilo- 
gramos. 

Cuartilla  =  y\.  arroba  =  6^/4  libras. 
Quintal  =  4  arrobas  =  46  kilogramos. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  17 

LINEAR  MEASURE MEDIDAS  LONGlTUDINALES. 

Metro  =  meter  =  39.368  inches  =  10  decimetros 
=  100  centimetros  =  1000  milimetros. 

Pie  =1/3  vara=i2  pulgadas  =  278  milime- 
tros. 

Pulgada  =  i -12  pie  (i  inch)  ==  12  lineas  — 
25.399  niilimetros. 

Linea  =  1/12  pulgada=  12  puntos  =  2.116  mili- 
metros. 

Vara  =  4  palmos  =  3  pies  =  8. 36  decimetros. 

Braza  =1.672  metres. 

Milla  =  1298   metros  =  English   mile. 

Legua  de  posta  =  3  millas  =  3894  metros. 

DRY    MEASURE MEDIDAS   PARA   ARIDOS. 

Litro  =  liter  =  I    decimetro  cubico. 
Cuartillo  =  l/4  celemin  =  1.156  litres. 
Celemin  =  4.625  litros. 
Fanega=  12  celemines  =  55.5  litros. 
Cahiz  =12  fanegas  =  666  litros. 

LIQUID  MEASURE MEDIDAS  PARA  IJQUIDOS. 

Litro  =  liter  =  i  decimetro  cubico. 
Cuartillo  =  5.04  decilitros. 
Azumbre  =  4  cuartillos  =  2.016  litros. 
Cuartilla  =  2  azumbres  =  4.033  litros. 
Cantara  =  4  cuartillas  =  16.133  litros. 
Moyo  =  16  cantaras  =  258  litros. 

SQUARE   MEASURE — MEDIDAS  x\GRARIAS. 

Centiaria  =  I  metro  cuadrado. 

Estadal  =  1.12  deciareas. 

Area  =  100  metros  cuadrados. 

Aranzada  =  400  estadales  =  44.8  areas. 

Fanega   de   tierra  =  576   estadales  =  64  6  areas. 

Hectarea  =  100  areas. 

Caballeria  =  60   fanegas  =  3.8758   hec^areas. 


1 8  SPANISH 

CUBIC  MEASURE — MEDIDAS  CUBICAS. 

i   metro  cubico  =  1000  decimetres  cubicos,  etc. 
i  litro  cubico  =  1000  decilitres  cubicos,  etc 
Estereo  =  i  metro  cubico. 

N.  B.  In  1871  Spain  adopted  the  metric  sys- 
tem but  in  many  of  the  different  provinces  of 
the  kingdom  the  old  systems  are  still  commonly 
used.  These  vary  more  or  less  and  many  meas- 
ures have  special  colloquial  names.  It  is  un- 
necessary to  give  more  here,  however. 

The  rate  of  exchange  in  Spain  is  so  variable 
that  it  is  impossible  to  give  exact  money  equiv- 
alents. French,  English,  and  United  States 
money  is  generally  at  about  30%  premium. 


III. 


HEADINGS  AND  CONCLUSIONS  OF 
SPANISH  LETTERS. 

i.     The  date. 

*Madrid,  i°  de  Abril  de  19... 
Toledo,  4  de  Agosto  de  19. .. 
Sevilla,  Enero  5   de   19... 
Toledo,  martes  13  de  Marzo  de  19... 


2.     The  Salutation. 

May  Senor  mio  :f 
Muy  Senor  nuestro  :J 

Muy  Senores  mios : 
Muy  Senores  nuestros  :  J 

Muy  estimada   (s)   Seiiora   (s)  : 
Muy  estimada  (s)   Senorita  (s)  : 

Muy  Senor  mio  y  amigo : 

Muy  Sr.  mio  y  de  mi  mayor  res- 
peto : 

Muy  Sr.  mio  y  de  toda  mi  con- 
sideracion : 

Muy  Senor  mio  y  apreciable  ami- 
go : 

Muy  Sr.  mio  y  de  todo  mi  apre- 
cio : 

Muy    distinguido    amigo    mio : 
Mi   distinguido   amigo : 
Estimado  amigo  mio : 


Dear  Sir: 

)  Dear  Sirs : 
f  Gentlemen : 

"]        (married) 
[  Dear  Madam : 
{       (unmarried) 
J   Mesdames : 

1 


My  Dear  Sir: 


My  esteemed 
Friend : 


*  The  cardinal  numbers  are  used  in  Spanish  for  dates  with  the 
exception  of  el  primero  which  is  usually  abbreviated  i°. 

f  Spanish  salutations  are  followed  by  a  colon. 

I  Used  when  the  letter  is  written  by  a  firm  of  two  or  more 
members. 


20 


SPANISH 


Mi  qucrido  amigo  : 

Mi  mas  querido  amigo  : 

Qnerido  amigo  mio : 

Mi   querido    Senor    Garcia : 
Senor :   (Senores:) 

Senora : 
Senorita  : 

3.     The  Conclusion.* 

Se   repite  a  sus  ordenes   este 

su  muy  at.0  (atento)  y  S.S. 
Tengo  el   honor   de   ofrecerle 

a  Vd.  mis  respetos  y  quedo 

su  mas  at.0  y  S.S.Q.B.S.M.t 
Sirvase   Vd.    aceptar,   Senora, 

la  expresion  de  mi  mas  alta 

consideracion,    con    la    que 

sosumas  at.0  y  S.S.Q.B.S.P. 
Suplico    a   Vd.    reciba    la    se- 

guridad  de  me  mas  perfec- 

ta  consideracion,  con  la  que 

quedo   de   Vd.   af.mo  y   S.S. 

Q.B.S.M. 
Asegurandole     la     manifesta- 

cion  de  mi  particular  estima, 

me    repito    su    mas    af."10   y 

S.S.Q.B.S.M. 

Ouedamos          ^  de    Vd.     (s)    We  remain,    (we  are), 
Nos  repetimos  |       at.os    y    S.        Yours   very   truly,   etc. 
Somos  f      S.  Q.  B.  S. 

Nos  ofrecemos  J       M. 


My   dear   Friend : 

Dear  Mr    Garcia : 
Sir :      Mr. : 

(Messrs.) 
Madam  : 

(married). 
Madam  : 

(unmarried). 


Yours  truly,  Yours  very 

truly. 
I  beg  to   remain, 

Your  obedient  servant. 

Consider  me, 

Your    humble    servant. 
Yours  most   respectfully. 

Your  most   obelient   ser- 
vant. 


Yours    very    respectfully. 


Salnda  a  Vd.   S.S.S.J 


Yours   truly,   Yours   sin- 
cerely, etc. 

*  Conclusions  are  much  more  elaborate  in  Spanish  than  in 
English.  It  is  frequently  impossible  to  give  anything  like  a 
good  literal  translation  of  them  but  the  meaning  is  clear. 

f  It  is  always  customary  in  Spain  to  add  Q.B.S.M.  in  letters  to 
men  and  Q.B.S.P.  when  writing  to  women.  In  Spanish-American 
correspondence,  however,  this  is  usually  omitted. 

I  S.S.S.=  su  seguroservidor, — the  most  common  of  all  conclu- 
sions in  Spanish-American  correspondence. 


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4.     The  Address. 

Sr.  D.  Alfonso  Vidal, 

Carrera  cle   San  Geronimo,   76, 

Madrid,   Espana. 
Sefiores  Compaire  y  Cia., 
Calle  Mayor  13, 

Barcelona. 

Srs.  V.'la  e  Hijos  de  A.  Martinez, 
Puerta  del  Sol   n, 
Madrid. 

Besides  the  address  certain  other  marks  are 
often  placed  on  the  envelope  as  in  English.  The 
most  important  of  these  are : 

En  casa  de  (-(-article).          In  care  of. 

A  reexpedir.  Please   forward. 

Particular.  Personal. 

-.-A     ,.  A  (  General  Delivery. 

En  hsta.    Poste  restante.    ]      TQ  be  called  yfor_ 

Impresos.  Printed  matter. 

Papeles  de  negocio.  Gommercial  papers. 

Muestras  sin  valor.  Samples   of  no   value. 

Certificado.  Registered. 

Precisa.  Urgent:  hurry. 

Valor.  Value. 


AVISOS. 

1.  SE  ALQUILA  el  gran  local  de  la  Pen- 
sion  de   caballeros.     2a.    Industria,    16:   terreno 
para  talleres,  habitaciones,  accessoria  vista  a  la 
calle,    abundante    agua,    luz    electrica,    contrato 
largo. 

2.  PARA   despachos,   se   alquilan   en   el    ler, 
callejon  de  Santa  Clara,  num.  6,  5  piezas  grandes 
empapeladas  de  nuevo  y  con  instalacion  de  luz 
electrica,    enteramente    independientes.       En    la 
misma  casa  informan. 

3.  SOLJCITASE    taquigrafo    6    taquigrafa, 
que  sepa  escritura  en  maquina,  con  buenas  refer- 
encias.     San  Agustin  num.  2.     De  6  a  7  p.  m. 

4.  VIAJERO  a  la  comision  desea  colocarse  y 
tomar  articulos  para  su  venta.     M.D.     Apartado 
1030. 

5.  NECESITA    la    Compania    de    Tranvias 
Electricos  de  Espana  hombres  fuertes  y  habiles, 
con  buenas   referencias,   para   empleos   de   Con- 
ductores   y    Motoristas.      Dirigirse   a   la   Oficina 
del  Jefe  de  Despachadores. 

6.  SE  OFRECE  para  administrador  6  secre- 
tario  un  caballero  joven  y  distinguido  en  la  car- 
rera  administrativa.     Escribir  a  S.  J.  E.  Lista. 
Correos. 

7.  SOLICITO    buen     relojero    6    mecanico 
para   componer    fonografos.      Buen    sueldo    fijo. 
J.  V.  Herrera.     Puente  San  Francisco,   12. 

8.  NUEVA   BELLA  JARDINERA  necesi- 
ta :      50   sastres   para   trajes   de   hombre,    50  id. 


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para  vestidos  de  senora.  50  costureras  para  ropa 
blanca,  y  una  modista.  Buenos  sueldos.  Tra- 
bajo  constante. 

9.  DESEO    cuarto    amueblado    y    asistencia 
para  mi  esposa  e  hi  jo  de  7  anos,  en  familia  hon- 
orable espafiola,  y  donde  no  haya  mas  huespedes. 
Conteste  dando  informes  completes  a  E.  Suarez, 
Aguas-Calientes,  25. 

10.  SE   DARA   gratification   a   persona   que 
entregue   en   la  4a.   de   Bucareli,    1808,   un   hilo 
que  se  perdio  el  domingo  4,  6  en  el  Bosque  de 
Chapultepec,  6  en  la  Capilla  de  Guadelupe,  calle 
Porfirio  Diaz. 

11.  UN  TENEDOR  de  libros,  hombre  serio, 
que  ayudaria  a  todo  en  el  clespacho  busca  colo- 
caci6n. 

12.  VENDO  varies  lotes  por  ausentarme  de 
la   capital.     Uno   de   mas   de  4,000  metros   con 
dos  frentes,  tres  en  esquina,  y  otro  con  20  me- 
tros de  frente  por  40  fondo.     G.  Rivera.     Calle 
Sta.  Clara,  12. 

13.  SE  NECESITA  un  joven  oficinista,  con 
buena  letra,  para  dedicarlo  a  trabajos  sencillos. 
Solicitudes  por  escrita  acompanadas  de  referen- 
cias,  a  esta  Redaccion.    J.  Herrera  y  Cia. 

14.  SE  VENDE   un   molino  de  vapor  para 
cafia,  de   14,  por  16,  con  transmision  y  caldera 
de  15  caballos  de  fuerza,  en  muy  bien  estado. 

15.  SE   NECESITA   que  cada  persona  que 
desee  comprar  un  reloj,  tenga  antes  nuestro  cata- 
logo  de  reloj  es,  dijes,  relicarios,  y  anillos.     Lo 
mandamos  gratis  a  solicitud  y  debe  Vd.  pedirlo 
desde  luego. 


SPANISH  LETTERS. 

Caracas,  18  de  Febrero  de  1905. 

Senores  C.  M.  £  N., 

New  York. 

Estimados  Senores  y  amigos : 

Oportunamente  recibimos  su  apreciada  carta 
del  1 6  de  Enero  p.°p.do  que  tenemos  el  gusto  de 
contestar. 

Hemos  hallado  conforme  el  extracto  de  la 
cuenta  corriente  que  hemos  llevado  con  Uds. 
durante  el  ultimo  semestre,  la  cual  presenta  en 
31  de  Diciembre  tilt0  un  saldo  de  $573.09  a  nues- 
tro  favor. 

Suplicamos  a  Uds.  que  se  sirvan  comprar  por 
nuestra  cuenta  y  nos  remitan  en  primera  opor- 
tunidad,  consignados  a  nosotros  en  La  Guaira : 

40 — cuarenta  barriles  pez  rubia  I.  6  ubuen  N°  i." 
80 — ochenta         id.  id.       H,  6  "N°  i." 

8 — ocho  id.       clavos  cortados  N°  6. 

i — una  maquina  de  coser,  de  pie,  D.  N°  9,  de 
Wheeler  y  Wilson,  con  5  gavetas  y  todos 
sus  accesorios. 

6 — seis  docenas  de  agujas  para  la  misma  ma- 
quina, 3  N°  i  y  3  N°  4. 
De  Uds.  afmos.  amigos  y  S.  S.  Q.  B.  S.  M. 

(sig.)   M y  Cia. 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE:  25 

Caracas,  20  de  Marzo  de  1906. 
Senores  C.  M.  £  N., 

New  York. 
Estimados  Senores  y  amigos : 

Tenemos  el  gusto  de  contestar  su  grata  carta 
del  6  d/c.  recibida  el  17. 

Esta  conforme  su  factura  fecha  6  del  presente, 
por  el  vapor  portador  y  hemos  abonado  a  Uds. 
en  cuenta  de  $899.78  por  importe  de  ella.  Vemos 
que  los  precios  de  la  pez  rubia  ban  tenido  de 
improviso  una  alza  de  consideration. 

La  maquina  de  coser  ha  llegado  a  n/.  poder 
en  buen  estado.  La  pez  rubia  y  los  clavos  estan 
todavia  en  La  Guaira. 

Enviamos  a  Uds.  para  que  se  sirvan  abonarnos 
su  valor  en  cuenta,  aqui  inclusos :  un  .cheque  N° 
22118  del  State  Savings  Bank,  de  Detroit,  a 
cargo  del  Bank  of  Scotland,  London,  por  £8 : 12  17 
Sterling,  endosado  a  n/.  orden  por  los  Senores 
Y.  I.  y  Cia.  y  la  primera  de  cambio  N°  12496  de 
estos  Senores  H.  L.  y  Cia.  a  3  d/v.,  a  cargo  de 
Uds.  por  $1000,  girada  a  la  orden  del  Senor 
I.  A.  Z.  que  este  nos  ha  endosado  por  valor 
recibido. 

Suplicamos  a  Uds.  que  nos  hagan  el  favor  de 
pagar  a  la  Compania  de  Seguros  de  Vidas  "La 
Equitativa,"  con  cargo  a  n/.  cuenta  $374.60  oro 
americano  por  el  premio  anual  vencible  el  6 
Abril  proximo,  sobre  la  poliza  N°  95505  de  n/. 
Juan  L.  M 

Anticipamos  a  Uds.  las  gracias  por  este  ser- 
vicio  y  quedamos  a  sus  ordenes 

Sus  afmos.  amigos  y  S.  S.  Q.  B.  S.  M. 

(sig.)  M y  Cia. 


26  SPANISH 

Caracas,  31  de  Agosto  de  1906. 
Senores  C.  M.  &  N., 

New  York. 

Muy  Senores  mios : 

Referiendome  a  mi  ultima  carta  de  22  del  cor- 
riente  que  tengo  a  honra  corfirmarles,  participoles 
que,  como  se  ha  establecido  ahora  un  servicio  de 
vapores  entre  La  Guaira  y  Ciudad  Bolivar,  es 
casi  seguro  que  todo  mi  cargamiento  lo  haga 
embarcar  para  La  Guaira ;  sin  embargo,  yo  cable- 
grafiare  a  ustedes  posteriormente  dandoles  mis 
ultimas  instrucciones. 

Les  agradeceria  que  trataran  remitirme,  cuanto 
antes,  por  lo  menos  un  vapor  antes,  una  nota  6 
factura  dandome,  con  la  marca,  los  mimeros,  la 
cantidad  de  bultos  y  peso  correspondiente  (este 
ultimo  puede  ser  aproximativo)  de  cada  una  de 
las  diferentes  clasificaciones  bajo  las  cuales  deben 
ser  manifestadas  6  declaradas  en  la  factura 
Consular,  las  diversas  mercancias  de  que  se  com- 
ponen  los  pedidos  que  les  remiti  en  mi  carta  pre- 
citada. 

Esta  nota  6  pro-forma  de  factura  Consular  la 
necesito  para  tener  listas  las  diligencias  minis- 
teriales  al  llegar  el  cargamento  y  evitarme  asi 
perdida  de  tiempo  en  el  despacho  para  Ciudad 
Bolivar  en  el  vapor. 

Les  incluyo  una  nota  de  instrucciones  N°  2 
para  el  caso  de  eventualidades  que  pudieran  pre- 
sentarse. 

Sin  mas,  me  repito  de  Uds.  Att.°  y  S.  S. 
(sig.)  J.  F.  M.  C...... 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  27 

Caracas,  14  de  Noviembre  de  1905. 

Senores  C.  M.  &  N., 

New  York. 

Muy  Senores  mios : 

Tengo  el  agrado  confirmar  a  Uds.  mi  carta  de 
5  del  corriente  y  de  dos  paquetes  conteniendos 
pianos  etc. 

Acuso  a  Uds.  recibo  de  su  muy  atenta  de  30 
del  pasado  incluyendo  varias  aplicaciones  para 
el  puesto  de  ingeniero ;  lo  cual  tendra  la  atencion 

del  Seiior  M a  su  regreso  del  interior,  en 

curso  de  la  semana  entrante. 

Con  fecha  10  del  corriente  he  recibido  con- 
firmacion  de  la  ultima  palabra  del  cable  de  Uds. 
recibido  aca  el  4  del  corriente ;  dicha  ultima  pala- 
bra que  era  "Respigne"  ha  quedado  rectificada 
en  "Respigneva." 

Sin  mas  soy  de  Uds.  S.  S.  S.  Q.  B.  S.  M. 

(sig.)'J.  N.  M 


Letters  and  Exercises 


I.  CARTAS  DE  COLOCACION  Y  RES- 
PUESTAS. 

i 

Detroit,  Mich.,  May  10,   1906. 

Gentlemen:  Having  learned  thru  your  ad- 
vertisement in  "El  Imparcial"  that  you  "are  in 
need  of  a  clerk  for  French  and  Spanish  corre- 
spondence, I  beg  to  offer  my  services  to  you  in 
that  capacity. 

I  am  32  years  of  age,  have  lived  a  year  in 
Paris  and  another  in  Seville,  and  have  had  three 
years'  experience  with  M.  G.  and  Co.  with  whom 
I  am  now  located.  I  had  hoped  to  remain  with 
this  firm  for  several  years  and  have^  every  reason 
to  believe  that  I  have  given  satisfaction.  Mr. 

G ,  however,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm, 

is  obliged  to  retire  on  account  of  ill  health 
and  it  has  been  decided  to  discontinue  the  busi- 
ness. On  that  account  I  am  forced  to  seek  new 
employment. 

Should  you  entertain  my  application,  I  would 
request  you  to  notify  me  as  soon  as  possible,  for 
I  have  another  situation  under  consideration. 

Awaiting  an  early,  and,  I  hope,  a  favorable 
reply,  I  remain, 

Yours  sincerely, 

JAMES  BOWEN. 

2 

February  24,  1905. 

Dear  Mr.  Knowles :  Your  application  for  the 
position  of  stenographer  and  type- writer  now 
vacant  in  our  office  has  been  received  and  con- 
tents noted. 


32  SPANISH 

In  reply  we  beg  to  say  that  the  excellent  refer- 
ences you  forwarded  to  us  and  the  experience 
that  you  have  had  in  our  line  of  work  have  in- 
duced us  to  give  you  a  trial  should  our  conditions 
prove  satisfactory  to  you.  The  salary  will  be 
fifteen  dollars  per  week  for  the  first  year  with  a 
probable  increase  the  second  year  in  the  event 
of  efficiency  in  the  work. 

We.  ask  you  to  call,  if  possible,  at  our  office 
to-morrow  at  nine  o'clock,  or,  if  that  is  not  con- 
venient for  you,  at  your  earliest  opportunity. 

Sincerely  yours. 
Per  J.  L.  HOWELL  AND  COMPANY. 

3 

Chicago,  111.,  July  17,  1906. 
Mr.  Henry  Hughes, 

763  Duane  Street, 
Louisville,  Ky. 

Dear  Mr.  Hughes :  I  have  just  been  informed 
by  Mr.  King  of  your  city  that  you  are  in  search 
of  a  book-keeper  and  he  has  advised  me  to  apply 
for  the  position. 

I  am  23  years  old,  a  graduate  of  the  Yeats 
Business  College,  and  have  had  a  year's  experi- 
ence with  James  and  Co.  where  I  have  been 
employed  since  I  left  school  a  little  over  a  year 
ago.  Since  the  business  in  which  you  are  en- 
gaged is  the  same  as  that  of  James  and  Co.,  I 
have  no  doubt  about  being  able  to  give  you  satis- 
faction. 

I  can  furnish  you  references  from  J.  E.  Lee 
and  Co.,  I.  B.  Willis,  and  James  and  Co.,  my 
present  employers.  If  you  should  desire  others 
of  a  more  general  character  I  shall  be  glad  to 
send  them  to  you. 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE:  33 

Awaiting  what  I  hope  will  be  a  favorable  an- 
swer to  my  application, 

Your  obedient  servant, 
WALTER  POND. 

4 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  September  18,  1889. 

My  dear  Sir :  Your  letter  containing  applica- 
tion for  a  position  with  us  as  travelling  salesman 
to  hand. 

I  regret  exceedingly  that  we  cannot  add  you 
to  our  force  at  present,  especially  since  you  pre- 
sent such  excellent  references  and  are  so  warmly 

recommended  by  my  esteemed  friend,  Mr.  L ; 

nor  do  I  know  of  a  similar  position  vacant  in  any 
other  firm  at  the  present  time.  If  I  should  hear 
of  any  or  be  able  to  use  your  services  here,  I 
shall  be  glad  to  know  where  I  can  find  the  right 
man. 

Very  respectfully  yours,    . 

JOHN  MERRY. 

5 

Springfield,  Mass.,  August  6,  1905. 

Dear  Sir:  I  noticed  in  last  night's  edition  of 
the  "Evening  Transcript"  that  you  desire  a  clerk 
in  your  pharmacy  who  speaks  Spanish,  and  I 
venture  to  offer  myself  for  the  vacancy. 

In  regard  to  my  qualifications  allow  me  to  say 
that  I  hold  a  first  grade  diploma  from  the  School 
of  Pharmacy  of  this  state  and  have  been  in  the 
employ  of  B.  J.  Manning  and  Co.  for  the  past 
six  years.  During  my  course  in  college  I  spent 
considerable  time  in  the  study  of  Spanish  and 
since  then  in  my  spare  time  I  have  acted  as  Span- 
ish correspondent  for  Crane  and  Young,  whole- 
sale druggists,  of  this  city. 

If  I  should  be  so  fortunate  as  to  have  my  appli- 
cation entertained,  I  beg  you  to  inform  me  of 


34  SPANISH 

the  hours  you  require,  salary,  etc.,  or  to  appoint 
a  time  at  which  I  may  meet  you  and  talk  the 
matter  over. 

Yours  respectfully, 

H.  LOWEU.. 

EXERCISES. 

6 

Answer  advertisement  No.  3  giving  age,  ex- 
perience, salary  you  expect,  and  any  other  details 
that  would  influence  your  prospective  employer. 

7 

Write  a  letter  in  reply  to  an  application  for  a 
position  as  correspondent  informing  the  appli- 
cant that  the  position  is  already  filled.  Return 
to  him  the  references  that  he  has  sent  you  and 
tell  him  that  he  might  have  had  the  situation  if 
he  had  answered  the  advertisement  more 
promptly. 

8 

Answer  advertisement  No.  4  as  fully  as  possi- 
ble. Inform  the  prospective  salesman  what  you 
require  of  your  men,  the  nature  of  your  goods, 
the  commission  you  are  willing  to  give,  the  terri- 
tory he  would  be  expected  to  cover,  and  any 
other  necessary  details  of  your  business. 

9 

Reply  to  a  young  man  who  has  answered  No. 
1 1  stating  that  you  have  favorably  entertained  his 
application,  your  action  being  due  largely  to  his 
excellent  references.  Fix  a  time  for  him  to  call 
at  your  office  in  order  that  you  may  give  him 
vour  final  decision  in  the  matter. 


II.     CARTAS  DE  INTRODUCCION  Y  RE- 
COMENDACION. 

10 

Boston,  Mass.,  November  i,  1905. 

My  dear  Mr.  Vidal :  The  bearer  of  this  letter, 
Mr.  E —  — ,  is  going  to  Toledo  to  seek  employ- 
ment and  desires  me  to  give  him  some  recom- 
mendation to  facilitate  the  steps  he  will  have  to 
take. 

I  beg  you  to  do  what  you  consider  necessary 
that  he  may  not  remain  too  long  without  a  posi- 
tion. He  merits  in  all  respects  the  interest  which 
I  feel  sure  you  will  take  in  him.  He  is  active, 
intelligent,  and  industrious ;  three  qualities  which 
will  make  him  a  useful  man. 

I  am  convinced  that  the  house  which  may  em- 
ploy him  will  be  well  satisfied  with  his  services. 
If  you,  yourself,  should  need  a  clerk,  you  would 
do  me  a  great  favor  by  giving  him  the  preference 
over  his  competitors.  This  would  be  of  great 
advantage  to  him,  and  I  should  be  pleased  that 
my  influence  had  procured  him  the  opportunity 
of  beginning  with  a  man  whom  I  have  always 
highly  respected. 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  whatever  steps 
you  may  take  in  behalf  of  my  friend, 

I  remain,  your  obedient  servant, 

HENRY  KING. 
ii 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  January  4,  1906 

Dear  Sir :  Allow  me  to  introduce  to  you  Mr. 
W.  R.  Evans,  who  is  coming  to  your  city  for  the 
purpose  of  promoting  interest  and  investment  in 


36  SPANISH 

a  railroad  soon  to  be  put  in  operation  between 
Barcelona  and  Madrid. 

I   have  great   faith   in   Mr.   Evans'   ability   to 
bring  such  an  undertaking  to  a  successful  out- 
come, and  I  assure  you  that  any  attention  you 
may  be  able  to  show  him  in  the  way  of  introduc- 
tions to  such  influential  men  in  your  city  as  might 
be  interested,  would  be  greatly  appreciated, 
Very  sincerely  yours, 
H.  K.  DEAN. 

12 

Denver,  Colorado,  October  12,  1905. 

My  dear  PViend :     Mr.  G ,  one  of  my 

most  intimate  friends,  intends  to  visit  Madrid  on 
his  way  to  Paris  where  he  is  to  open  a  branch 
office. 

As  Madrid  is  for  him  as  unknown  a  city  as 
that  to  which  he  is  going,  he  has  requested  me 
to  introduce  him  to  some  one  who  might  assist 
him  during  his  stay  in  your  town. 

I  believe  it  would  be  impossible  to  comply  with 
his  request  in  a  more  satisfactory  manner  than 
by  referring  him  to  you.  The  support  and  ad- 
vice you  gave  me  when  I  was  a  stranger  in  your 
city  removed  all  my  difficulties  and  spared  me 
all  the  inconveniences  to  which  a  foreigner  is 
exposed  in  a  strange  city. 

I  hesitate  to  ask  this  service  of  you  again  but 
I  trust  I  may  count  sufficiently  upon  your  friend- 
ship to  beg  you  to  do  for  Mr.  G- what  for- 
merly you  were  good  enough  to  do  for  me. 

Thanking  you  in  advance,  and  assuring  you  of 
my  gratitude,  I  am, 

Yours  very  truly, 

WIUJAM  REYNOLDS. 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE  37 

13 

Brooklyn,  New  York,  March  5,  1903. 
Williams   Bros., 

Jacksonville,  Florida. 

Dear  Sirs :  Mr.  Harry  White,  our  correspond- 
ent in  French  and  Spanish,  has  requested  me  to 
write  you  in  regard  to  his  ability  and  qualifica- 
tions in  this  line  of  work. 

I  take  great  pleasure  in  saying  that  Mr.  White 
is  an  exceptional  man  in  his  branch  and  I  have 
no  hesitation  whatever  in  recommending  him  to 
any  one  who  has  need  of  his  services.  He  is  a 
bright  young  man,  28  years  of  age,  and  well 
equipped  for  his  work.  He  has  spent  some  time 
in  both  France  and  Spain  and  has  a  good  com- 
mand of  both  languages. 

In  the  past  three  years,  during  which  he  has 
been  employed  in  our  office,  we  have  had  no 
cause  for  complaint  in  any  of  his  work.  He  has 
been  at  all  times  faithful  in  his  duties  and  quick 
in  execution  of  them ;  qualities  which  would  rec- 
ommend him  in  your  line  especially. 

To  show  you  in  what  high  esteem  we  hold  Mr. 
White  I  may  add  that  we  have  offered  to  increase 
his  salary  in  order  to  keep  him  with  us.  He  feels 
it  necessary,  however,  on  account  of  his  health 
to  remove  to  a  milder  climate  and  to  that  end 
has  sought  employment  with  you. 

I  shall  be  glad  to  give  any  further  informa- 
tion in  regard  to  Mr.  White  that  you  may  desire, 
or  to  do  anything  in  my  power  to  assist  him  to 
secure  the  position  now  vacant  in  your  office. 

Sincerely  yours, 
E.  R.  WUXIAMS. 


38  SPANISH 

H 

Utica,  New  York,  April  23,  1904. 
Cisneros  and  Company, 

Seville,  Spain. 

Gentlemen :  This  letter  will  be  delivered  to 
you  by  our  representative,  Mr.  Jones,  agent  for 
your  city. 

In  recommending  him  to  your  kind  reception, 
we  beg  you  to  grant  him  your  assistance  in  any 
circumstances  in  which  he  may  require  the  same. 
You  will  do  us  a  great  favor  in  contributing  as 
much  as  possible  in  furthering  the  object  of  his 
sojourn  in  your  city,  and  we  shall  be  delighted, 
in  our  turn,  to  be  of  use  to  you  in  any  way. 

Yours  respectfully, 
BARTON  AND  COMPANY. 

EXERCISES. 

15 

Write  a  letter  introducing  a  friend  of  yours 
who  wishes  to  turn  a  six  months'  trip  in  Spain 
to  account  by  acting  as  correspondent  for  a  news- 
paper. Ask  your  correspondent  to  place  your 
friend  as  far  as  possible  in  the  way  of  seeing 
things  that  are  characteristically  Spanish,  espe- 
cially such  as  are  not  seen  or  understood  by  the 
average  traveller.  Give  a  short  description  of 
your  friend's  agreeable  disposition  and  adapta- 
bility to  new  surroundings  and  request  your  cor- 
respondent to  entertain  him  if  possible  at  his  own 
house  during  his  stay  in  Granada. 
16 

Recommend  a  young  man  who  has  been  in 
your  employ  for  a  position  as  correspondent  in 
French  and  German  in  a  concern  dealing  in 
woolen  goods  at  wholesale.  State  his  qualifica- 
tions, whether  he  has  given  satisfaction  or  not, 


COMMERCIAL,   CORRESPONDENCE  30 

his  reasons  for  leaving  your  employ,  and  any 
other  facts  that  your  correspondent  would  desire 
to  know. 


Introduce  to  your  customers  a  salesman  yon 
are  just  sending  out  from  your  firm,  dealers  in 
chemicals  and  chemists'  supplies.  Give  your  rea- 
sons for  recalling  the  salesman  formerly  assigned 
to  that  district  and  solicit  for  your  new  repre- 
sentative the  favors  shown  the  previous  one. 
Add  anything  that  may  seem  expedient  to  you. 


III.    CARTAS  CIRCULARES. 

18 

Washington,  D.  C.,  April  6,  1906. 

Gentlemen:  We  beg  to  inform  you  that  we 
have  just  opened  a  branch  of  our  firm  in  your 
city  for  the  transaction  of  general  commission 
business. 

We  shall  devote  our  attention  largely,  tho  not 
entirely,  to  the  importation  of  Spanish  and 
Spanish-American  produce  and  the  exporta- 
tion of  American  manufactures  to  those  coun- 
tries. Mr.  L  --  ,  who  will  have  charge  of 
our  new  branch,  has  had  considerable  exper- 
ience in  our  main  office  and  also  knows  the  for- 
eign market  thoroly,  having  acted  for  the  past 
five  years  as  our  representative  in  Spain. 

We  sincerely  hope  that,  whenever  you  have 
any  business  in  which  we  may  be  able  to  assist 
you,  you  will  call  upon  our  agent  for  estimates 
or  any  services  in  our  line  you  may  desire.  We 
feel  sure  that  it  will  be  to  your  advantage. 
Sincerely  yours, 

AND  COMPANY. 


San  Francisco,  Cal.,  October  2,  1906. 

Dear  Sir:  In  our  circular  letter  of  the  I5th 
ult.,  we  had  the  honor  of  informing  you  that, 
in  consequence  of  the  sudden  death  of  Mr.  Dean, 
senior  partner  of  this  firm,  it  had  become  neces- 
sary to  reconstruct  the  business  of  our  house  on 
an  entirelv  new  basis.  This  has  been  done  and 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  41 

we  beg  to  inform  you  of  the  continuation  of  our 
business  under  the  name  of 

"The  Williams  Harvey  Company." 

We  have  just  taken  over  the  business  of  James 
A.  Harvey  and,  with  out  increased  facilities,  we 
trust  that  we  shall  be  able  to  serve  you  even  bet- 
ter than  before.  Our  manufactures  will  include, 
as  previously,  all  kinds  of  leathers  and  tanned 
skins,  especially  leathers  for  the  shoe  trade,  car- 
nages, etc. 

We  sincerely  hope  that  this  arrangement  will 
meet  with  your  approval,  and,  while  thanking 
you  for  the  confidence  with  which  you  honored 
the  old  firm  for  so  many  years,  we  beg  you  will 
favor  alike  the  new  one  which  will  do  its  utmost 
to  deserve  it. 

Yours  very  truly, 
THE  WILLIAMS  HARVEY  COMPANY. 

20 

Providence,  R.  L,  August  I,  1906. 

Gentlemen :  We  take  great  pleasure  in  inform- 
ing you  that  we  have  greatly  increased  the  capa- 
city of  our  plant  by  the  erection  of  another  build- 
ing thoroly  equipped  with  the  latest  and  most 
improved  machinery.  On  this  account  we  shall 
be  able  in  the  future  to  execute  orders  on  much 
shorter  notice  than  hitherto  we  have  been  able 
to  do. 

We  have  also  secured  the  services  as  manager 
of  Mr.  James  E.  Lewis,  for  many  years  the  super- 
intendent of  the  Globe  Jewelry  Co.,  a  gentleman 
thoroly  acquainted  with  all  that  pertains  to  the 
manufacture  of  all  classes  of  rings. 

In  consequence  of  our  improved  facilities  we 
are  able  to  offer  goods  at  a  much  lower  figure 


42  SPANISH 

than  other  concerns  and  to  guarantee  superior 
workmanship. 

Complete  catalogs  and  samples  will  be  sent  on 
application. 

FORD  RING  COMPANY. 
21 

Baltimore,  Maryland,  May  23,  1904. 

Dear  Sir :  We  have  the  honor  of  informing 
you  that  we  have  just  established  a  firm  under 
the  name  of 

"Russell  and  Company/' 

for  the  transaction  of  banking  and  exchange  and 
beg  to  assure  you  that  we  shall  give  the  greatest 
attention  to  the  execution  of  any  orders  with 
which  you  may  honor  us. 

As  we  have  not  the  advantage  of  being  known 
to  you,  we  beg  to  refer  you,  as  regards  the  con- 
fidence we  merit,  to  Lane  and  Co.,  who  have 
long  been  personally  acquainted  with  us. 

We  enclose  particulars  of  our  current  rate 
and  conditions. 

Please  take  note  of  our  signatures  below. 
Your  obedient  servants, 
RUSSEU,  AND  COMPANY. 

Mr.  Russell  will  sign 

Mr.  Holmes  will  sign 

22 

Richmond,  Va.,  March  5,  1906. 

The  Enterprise  Shoe  Company  beg  to  inform 
their  customers  that,  in  consequence  of  the  death 
of  the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  Mr.  W.  H. 
Manning,  the  business  of  the  firm  will  cease  at 
the  end  of  the  present  month. 

The  Company  desires  to  thank  its  many  friends 
and  customers  for  their  attention  and  support  in 
the  past  and  asks  that  they  continue  their  kind- 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  43 

ness  in  assisting  the  Company's  agent,  Mr.  Jones, 
to  complete  the  liquidation  as  soon  as  possible. 


EXERCISES. 

23 

Inform  your  customers  that  you  have  opened 

a  branch  house  in  Porto  Rico  in  charge  of  which 
you  have  placed  Mr.  Fenton.  State  that  you 
are  now  in  consequence  prepared  to  serve  them 
with  the  best  American  labor-saving  machines  in 
agricultural  lines  and  solicit  their  trade  for  your 
branch  house  instead  of  dealing  direct  with  the 
factory. 

24 

Write  a  circular  letter  announcing  the  liquida- 
tion of  your  firm — dealers  in  druggists'  supplies 
— on  account  of  the  ill  health  of  one  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  firm.  Ask  your  customers  to  settle 
all  accounts  as  soon  as  possible  in  order  to  assist 
you  in  doing  up  the  business  at  an  early  date. 

25 

Give  notice  of  the  establishment  of  a  new  con- 
cern in  the  lumber  business.  State  that  you  have 
had  a  long  term  of  experience  with  some  other 
firm  and  previous  to  that  time  were  employed  in 
an  examination  of  the  condition  of  the  pine  for- 
ests in  southwestern  Canada.  Offer  to  send  a 
monthly  bulletin  of  prices. 

26 

Give  notice  of  removal  of  a  woolen  broker's 
business  into  larger  and  more  central  quarters. 
State  improvements  that  you  have  made  in  or- 
der to  'facilitate  the  handling  of  a  more  exten- 
sive business  and  request  your  customer's  trade 
as  heretofore. 


IV.     CARTAS  DE  INFORMES. 
27 

Brockton,  Mass.,  July  2,  1905. 
Mr.  C.  V.  Barry, 

Dear  Sir :  Relying  on  your  friendship  and 
discretion  we  take  the  liberty  to  ask  you  to  give 
us  such  information  as  you  may  be  able  in  re- 
gard to  F.  A.  and  Co. 

This  firm  has  made  us  a  proposition  the  nature 
of  which  would  oblige  us  to  open  to  its  account 
a  credit  of  about  £500. 

Knowing  how  numerous  your  business  con- 
nections are  in  that  town  we  thought  that  no  one 
could  better  inform  us  than  you  in  regard  to  the 
amount  of  credit  that  can  safely  be  given  to 
the  said  house. 

You  may  rely  upon  absolute  discretion  on  our 
part. 

Yours  very  truly, 

N.  B.  MARTIN. 

28 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  March  27,  1906. 

Dear  Mr.  Stevenson :  Today  we  received  a 
visit  from  Mr.  J.  K.  Lin  wood  who  presented  him- 
self at  our  house  as  an  applicant  for  the  post 
of  chief  correspondent,  vacant  at  the  present  time. 
He  told  us  that  he  had  been  occupied  for  two 
years  in  a  similar  position  with  your  firm. 

Notwithstanding  that  he  showed  us  very  fav- 
orable references  as  regards  his  capacity  and 
probity,  we  should  like  to  know  from  you  the 
reason  for  his  leaving  you. 

We  therefore  take  the  liberty  of  begging  you 
to  send  us  confidentially  this  information.  Should 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  45 

the  occasion  present  itself,  you  may  rely  upon  us 
for  a  like  service. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

BARNES. 


29 

Worcester,  Mass.,  February  2,   1906. 
Cabana  and  Company, 
Madrid,  Spain. 

Gentlemen  :  I  see  in  your  latest  catalog  that 
you  are  soon  to  publish  a  new  edition  of  the 
works  of  Cervantes  and  Calderon  in  your  series 
of  the  Classic  Spanish  Authors.  Will  you  kind- 
ly inform  me  whether  this  edition  has  yet  ap- 
peared and,  if  so,  the  price  in  paper,  cloth,  and 
leather  ? 

I  have  been  much  pleased  with  the  edition  of 
Lope  de  Vega  you  sent  me  six  months  ago  and 
have  shown  it  to  several  of  my  friends.  One 
of  them  wishes  me  to  ask  you  whether  the  edition 
is  yet  exhausted.  If  it  is  not,  kindly  send  a  set 
to  his  address,  which  I  enclose.  You  may  send 
the  bill  to  me. 

In  addition  to  the  above  commissions  I  should 
greatly  appreciate  it  if  you  would  send  me  your 
catalogs  as  they  appear  and  any  information  you 
think  would  interest  me  in  regard  to  new  books. 

Sincerecly  yours, 
HENRY  WILSON. 

30 

Cambridge,  Mass.,  September  23. 
Antonio  Fano  and  Co. 

Dear  Sirs  :  Mr.  Menendez  of  your  town  has 
just  sent  me  an  order  for  straw  hats,  to  the 
amount  of  $200,  the  whole  to  be  delivered  in  six 
weeks.  As  I  have  not  yet  done  business  with 
him,  I  should  like  to  know  your  opinion  upon  the 


46  SPANISH 

subject  before  binding  myself  to  deliver  him  the 
goods. 

You  would  do  me  a  great  service  if  you  would 
be  so  kind  as  to  inform  me  by  return  mail  just 
what  his  standing  is  in  your  city. 

While  thanking  you  for  what  you  may  confide 
to  me,  I  beg  you  to  believe  that  I  shall  make  the 
most  discreet  use  of  it. 

Yours  truly, 

H.  G.  DAVIS. 

3i 

Allegheny,  Pa.,  July  6,  1906. 

My  dear  Mr.  Bradford :  You  have  desired  me 
to  give  you  exact  information  in  regard  to  the 
person  to  whom  you  have  the  intention  of  con- 
fiding the  management  of  your  business  at  Gran- 
ada. 

This  is  the  result  of  my  inquiries : 

The  gentleman  in  question  enjoys  the  reputa- 
tion of  being  a  very  honest  man,  but,  unfortun- 
ately, he  possesses  few  of  those  essential  qualities 
which  make  a  good  business  man.  In  1893  he 
possest  considerable  fortune  but  lost  nearly  all 
of  it  in  the  cotton  brokerage  business  on  account 
of  rash  speculation.  A  short  time  afterwards  he 
engaged  in  the  wool  trade  and,  for  want  of  pre- 
caution, was  not  more  successful  than  in  the 
previous  venture.  As  you  see,  both  these  failures 
are  the  result  of  an  inability  to  look  ahead. 

Although  Mr.  B —  -  is  one  of  my  best  friends 
I  do  not  plead  his  cause,  for  I  do  not  think  he 
would  be  of  advantage  to  you.  I  regret  that  I 
have  been  forced  to  give  you  such  a  disappoint- 
ment but  I  am  obliged  to  inform  you  conscien- 
tiously of  the  truth. 

Yours  very  truly, 

LEONARD  CRANE. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE;  47 

EXERCISES. 
32 

Write  a  letter  inquiring  about  the  credit  of 
the  firm  G.  H.  and  Co.  who  have  just  ordered 
$300  worth  of  lumber.  Ask  if  it  would  be  safe 
to  send  them  the  shipment  taking  in  payment  a 
note  due  in  three  months. 

33 

Inquire  of  a  former  employer  in  regard  to  the 
work  done  by  an  applicant  for  the  position  of 
book-keeper  in  your  firm.  State  that  he  has  pre- 
sented excellent  references  but  that  you  wish  to 
know  more  thoroly  his  qualifications  and  the  rea- 
son he  left  his  former  position. 

34 

Answer  the  preceding  letter  giving  the  appli- 
cant a  good  character,  stating  that  he  left  your 
employ  in  order  to  get  a  position  where  advance- 
ment would  be  more  rapid  and  the  salary  larger 
than  you  could  afford  to  give  him.  The  former 
employer  hopes  that  the  clerk  will  succeed  in 
getting  the  desired  position. 

35 

Answer  the  letter  from  H.  G.  Davis  to  Antonio 
Fano  and  Co.  stating  that  there  are  two  men  in 
the  same  business  in  that  town.  Only  the  initials 
are  different.  Distinguish  them  so  that  your 
correspondent  wrill  be  able  to  find  which  one  is 
his  customer  on  consulting  his  files.  Show  that 
one  is  perfectly  trustworthy  and  could  safely  be 
given  credit  to  the  amount  of  $2000  but  that 
the  other  would  be  in  every  way  unsafe. 

36 

Write  a  letter  of  inquiry  on  any  subject  of  your 


4$  SPANISH 

own  choosing.  Give  all  necessary  details  for  a 
perfect  understanding  of  the  matter  on  the  part 
of  your  correspondent.  Take  especial  pains  to 
make  the  letter  seem  real  and  important. 

37 

Reply  either  affirmatively  or  negatively  to  the 
preceding  letter. 


V.  CARTAS  DE  OFERTAS  DE  MERCA- 
DERIAS  Y  RESPUESTAS. 

38 

Albany,  New  York, 

February  2,   1906. 
G.  T.  Tirio  and  Company, 

Montezuma, 
Mexico. 

Gentlemen :  We  take  the  liberty  of  writing  to 
you  that  you  may  remember  us  when  ordering 
your  summer  stock,  and,  at  the  same  time,  to 
inform  you  that  we  now  have  in  stock  all  the 
new  patterns  for  the  summer  trade. 

We  have  a  large  line  of  fabrics  in  muslins, 
silks,  cottons,  cambrics,  etc.,  which  we  feel  sure 
are  adapted  to  the  taste  of  your  customers.  We 
have  also  a  novelty  in  summer  dress  goods  which 
is  sure  to  have  a  large  sale. 

We  are  sending  you  in  another  package  a  book 
of  samples  and  trust  to  be  favored  with  your 
orders  as  in  the  past. 

Sincerely  yours, 
Per  K.  O.— N.  B.  F.  C.  MUMFORD. 

39 

Atlanta,  Ga.,  August  31,  1906. 
Victoriano  Co., 

Gentlemen :  Owing  to  the  fact  that  we  are 
overstocked  at  the  present  time  and  the  new  crop 
is  already  coming  in,  we  offer  you  last  year's 
cotton  at  3^,  100  bale  lots.  W^e  have  nearly  a 
thousand  bales  on  hand  and  desire  to  move  it  as 
quickly  as  possible.  The  grade  is  the  same  as 
we  have  previously  sold  you.  We  also  have  about 


50  SPANISH 

three  hundred  bales  of  a  somewhat  inferior  qual- 
ity which  we  offer  at  2^  in  the  same  quantity. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  in  the  near  future, 
we  remain, 

Yours  very  trulv, 

B.  T.  POWERS  AND  Co. 
40 

September  13,  1906, 
Herrera  Brothers, 
Saragossa. 

Dear  Sirs :  Our  buyer,  Mr.  L.  E.  Fernandez, 
is  about  to  take  his  annual  trip  to  the  Orient  for 
the  purpose  of  purchasing  spices  and  coffee.  If 
you  have  any  commissions  that  you  would  like 
to  have  him  execute  or  any  investigations  that 
you  would  like  to  have  him  make,  we  shall  be 
glad  to  add  them  to  our  own  instructions. 

We  make  this  offer  in  view  of  the  friendly  rela- 
tions we  have  always  had  with  your  house  and 
wish  to  assure  you  that  anything  that  you  may 
see  fit  to  trust  to  Mr.  Fernandez  \vill  be  done 
promptly  and  well.  He  is  a  man  of  remarkably 
good  judgment  and  excellent  business  ability  on 
whose  discretion  you  may  safely  rely. 

If  you  desire  to  take  advantage  of  our  offer, 
kindly  let  us  know  as  soon  as  possible  and,  in 
case  of  your  acceptance  of  it,  please  send  your 
final  instructions  not  later  than  the  25th  inst. 
Very  respectfully  yours, 
B.  M.  'MORRIS. 

4i 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  December  3,  1906. 
Garcia  and  Company, 
Seville, 

Spain. 

Gentlemen :  In  talking  with  your  representa- 
tive a  few  days  ago  I  learned  that  you  are  con- 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  51 

sidering  making  an  exhibition  of  corks  and  cork- 
woods at  the  approaching  exposition. 

I  beg  to  inform  you  that  I  am  acting  as  agent 
for  the  managers  of  the  exposition  and,  should 
you  so  desire,  am  in  a  position  to  locate  your 
exhibit  very  advantageously.  I  would  advise 
you,  however,  to  decide  as  soon  as  possible,  as 
the  best  locations  are  growing  fewer  every  day. 
If  you  will  kindly  notify  me  by  return  mail 
whether  you  wish  me  to  reserve  space  or  not, 
and  if  so,  the  amount,  I  will  see  that  your  com- 
missions are  executed  promptly  and  satisfactorily. 

Sincerely  yours, 
HARRY  K.  JOHNSON. 
42 

Manchester,  N.  H.,  May  23,  1906. 
Compaire  and  Company, 

Dear  Sirs :  We  have  been  looking  for  some 
time  for  an  agent  in  your  city  to  handle  our  line 
of  linen  draperies.  After  careful  consideration 
we  have  decided  to  offer  you  the  agency  on  the 
following  conditions : 

You  must  make  an  agreement  not  to  represent 
any  other  house  doing  business  in  the  same 
articles  as  ourselves. 

The  conditions  we  shall  make  for  your  tran- 
sactions are:  discount  3%,  at  thirty  days  from 
date  of  invoice,  or  90  days  without  discount. 

We  shall  allow  you  on  all  business,  obtained 
direct  or  by  correspondence,  a  uniform  commis- 
sion of  3%  and  l%  upon  all  cash  received. 

It  is  understood  that  the  postage  of  letters  and 
the  carriage  of  samples  shall  fall  to  our  charge. 
Your  account,  as  well  as  your  commission  shall 
be  settled  each  year  on  December  3ist,  the  time 
of  our  inventory. 

We  shall  allow  vou  as  territory  the  whole  of 


52  SPANISH 

the  districts  of  Old  and  New   Castile,  Aragon, 
Valencia,  and  Catalonia. 

We  would  advise  you  to  be  very  prudent  as 
regards  credit,  and  to  deal  only  with  good  firms. 
On  this  point  we  must  warn  you  that  we  do  not 
bind  ourselves  to  fill  your  orders  unless  we  re- 
ceive good  references  respecting  the  solvability 
of  your  customers. 

We  are  sending  you  under  another  wrapper 
our  sample  book. 

Should  you  find  these  conditions  agreeable  or 
wish  to  make  any  modifications  with  which  we 
can  comply,  kindly  advise  us  at  once. 

Sincerely  yours. 
Per  S.  LEONARD  AND  Co. 


EXERCISES. 

43 

Write  a  letter  to  Fernandez  and  Company 
offering  them  the  agency  for  your  make  of 
leather  goods.  Name  the  territory  you  will  as- 
sign and  the  commission  you  will  give  and  any 
regulations  you  think  necessary  that  there  may 
be  no  later  misunderstanding. 

44 

Offer  to  sell  at  a  greatly  reduced  price  your 
stock  of  summer  dress  goods,  giving  as  a  reason 
for  the  low  price  the  fact  that  you  are  unwilling 
to  carry  them  over  the  winter,  since  you  need  the 
room  for  spring  stock.  Give  a  description  of 
the  stock  and  the  price  at  which  you  offer  it. 

45 

Inform  a  business  friend  of  yours  that  you  are 
about  to  make  a  trip  as  buyer  for  Haverson  and 
Company.  Tell  him  that  you  are  going  to  Cuba 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  53 

to  buy  tobacco  and  offer  to  get  him  a  few  thou- 
sand cigars  for  his  best  trade.  Say  that  your 
position  will  enable  you  to  get  goods  of  superior 
quality  at  a  lower  price  than  he  could  buy  from 
dealers. 

46 

Answer  your  letter  written  for  exercise  43 
stating  that  you  will  become  the  agent  on  con- 
dition of  certain  changes  in  the  conditions  im- 
posed in  the  first  letter. 


VI.    ORDENES  Y  ENCARGOS. 

47 

Syracuse,  New  York, 

October  30,  1905. 
Pedro  Gonzales, 

Dear  Sir :     We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor 
of  the  1 5th  inst.  and  have  the  pleasure  of  again 
sending  you   a   small  order   which   we  beg  you 
this  time  to  forward  by  fast  train  by  the  6th  of 
November  at  the  latest.     If  you  cannot  fill  the 
whole  order  at  least  send  us  a  good  part  of  it. 
ist.     100  assorted    silver    watch  chains,  with 
lockets,   the   whplesale   price   not   to   ex- 
ceed 9  pesetas. 

2nd.  50  assorted  gold  short  neck  chains,  with 
lockets,  the  wholesale  price  not  to  exceed 
80  pesetas. 

3rd.    25  gold  lockets,  set  with  small  pearls,  the 
wholesale  price  not  to  exceed  100  pesetas. 
Begging  you  to  conform  exactly  to  our  order, 
we  are, 

Yours  obediently, 
HENRY  T.  FREEMAN  &  Co. 

48 

Scranton,  Pa.,  January  12,  1906. 
Gentlemen :  I  have  received  through  the  me- 
dium of  Mr.  Longwood  a  sample  of  your  sugar 
and  will  place  a  trial  order.  The  quality  appears 
excellent  and  the  price  moderate :  therefore, 
please  send  me  as  soon  as  possible  two  tons  in 
barrels.  I  shall  esteem  it  a  favor  if  you  will  ship 
immediately,  for  I  am  entirely  out  at  the  present 
time. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  55 

On  receipt  of  the  merchandise  I  will  remit  you 
a  note  at  three  months. 

Trusting  that  this  first  order  will  induce  me 
to  send  you  others  and  awaiting  invoice  with 
advice  of  shipment,  I  remain, 

Yours  respectfully, 
F.  B.  GROSVENOR. 

49  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 

August  19,  1906. 
Mariana  and  Company, 

Gentlemen :  Kindly  purchase  for  me  imme- 
diately 250  shares  Judson  Copper,  100  Williams 
Steel,  and  50  L.  and  M.  R.  R. 

If  for  any  reason  you  cannot  buy  either  of 
these  three,  please  wire  me  at  once,  following 
telegram  with  a  letter  informing  me  of  two  or 
three  of  the  best  investments  at  the  time  of  writ- 
ing. 

I  have  on  hand  25  shares  F.  and  C.  R.  R.  and 
105  shares  Barnes  Iron  Mining  Co.  which  a  cus- 
tomer desires  to  sell  as  soon  as  possible.  If  you 
can  get  rid  of  either  or  both  of  these  I  am  sure 
you  could  make  a  good  deal  since  he  offers  them 
at  97. 

Sincerely  yours, 

RICHARDS  AND  COMPANY. 
Per  N.  B.— M.  C. 

50 

Newark,  N.  J.,  April  4,  1906. 
H.  J.  Marston  and  Company, 

St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Gentlemen :  Please  ship  us  by  slow  freight 
the  following : 

200  bbls.  Bridal  Veil. 
300      "      Golden   Sheaf. 
500      "      White  Heather. 


56  SPANISH 

On  receipt  of  goods  we  will  remit  you  one  half 
the  bill  by  draft  on  a  New  York  bank  and  the 
remainder  in  30  days.  As  this  has  always  been 
our  custom  since  we  have  been  doing  business 
with  you,  we  trust  that  it  will  meet  with  your 
approval. 

Should  you  be  unable  for  any  reason  to  ship 
the  goods  at  once  we  beg  you  to  inform  us  by 
wire. 

We  also  wrould  like  to  inquire  the  price  on 
your  Golden  Grain  in  200  bbl.  lots.  We  have 
had  some  demand  for  it  from  several  of  our  cus- 
tomers who  find  that  it  is  taking  very  well  for 
a  new,  little  advertised  brand. 

Yours  truly, 
Per  M.  LEONARD  HURD  AND  COMPANY. 


San  Francisco,  CaL,  May  23,  1906. 
Toma  Nunez  and  Company, 

Dear  Sirs  :  I  regret  to  inform  you  that  your 
last  shipment  of  wool  was  not  up  to  standard. 
Of  course,  this  may  have  been  due  to  a  mistake 
in  mixing  orders  or  may  have  been  caused  by 
the  misplacing  of  grades  in  your  ware-house. 
At  any  rate  the  lot  is  entirely  unsuitable  for  my 
trade  and  I  beg  you  to  rectify  the  error  at  once. 
I  have  returned  by  the  Green  Line  the  whole  25 
bales. 

In  addition  to  the  25  bales  of  your  No.  3  grade 
which  you  will  send  in  exchange  for  those  I  have 
returned,  please  send  me  30  bales,  merino  No.  2, 
and  10  bales,  lamb  No.  5.  Kindly  ship  imme- 
diately for  one  of  my  customers  is  in  great  need 
of  part  of  the  order. 

Relying  on  a  prompt  filling  of  the  order  and 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  57 

a  satisfactory  rectification  of  the  error,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

I.  N.  CORY. 

EXERCISES. 

52 

Send  an  order  to  Manning  and  Company  for 

300  Ibs.  of  putty  and  500  Ibs.  of  white  lead. 
State  that  the  last  you  had  was  inferior  in  qual- 
ity to  that  you  had  before.  Your  customers  were 
dissatisfied  and  in  some  cases  returned  what  they 
had  bought.  Ask  your  correspondent  to  allow 
you  some  rebate  on  account  of  losses  sustained. 

53 

Ask  a  wholesale  drug  firm  of  your  own  city  to 

send  you  by  bearer  of  your  note  fifteen  pounds 
of  powdered  sodium  bicarbonate  and  to  deliver 
at  your  store  as  soon  as  possible  a  barrel  of 
tilcohol. 

54 

Order  twenty-five  cases  of  matches  of  the 
Camden  Match  Company  and  request  the  firm  to 
send  them  by  fast  freight  not  later  than  ten  days 
after  receiving  the  order.  State  that  you  will 
remit  by  check  on  receipt  of  the  merchandise. 

55 

Write  an  order  for  any  kind  of  goods  with 
which  you  are  familiar  wrhich  will  amount  to  not 
less  than  $220  and  state  the  terms  on  which  you 
will  remit.  Add  all  details  essential  to  make 
your  order  perfectly  clear. 


VII.     CARTAS   DE   EXPEDICION   Y   EN- 

TREGA  DE  MERCADERIAS 
56 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  December  16,  1906. 
Mr.  Lope  Castilla, 
Burgos, 
Spain. 

Dear  Mr.  Castilla :  Your  order  of  the  25th  ult. 
to  hand  and  contents  noted.  In  reply  allow  us 
to  thank  you  for  the  order  for  the  10  Singer 
Sewing  Machines  which  will  be  shipped  imme- 
diately. 

We  enclose  bill  and  invoice.     If  you  can  find 

it  convenient  to  remit  on  arrival  of  the  goods 

we  would  consider  it  a  great  favor  and  in  return 

would  be  willing  to  allow  you  a  discount  of  an* 

extra  2%    above   our   regular  cash   concessions. 

In  order  to  be  allowed,  however,  your  draft  must 

reach  us  not  later  than  the  first  of  February,  1907. 

Thanking  you  again  for.  your  order  and  hoping 

to  be  favored  with  further  business, 

We  remain, 

Your  obedient  servants, 
Per  D.  H.  MARCIX  AND  COMPANY. 

57 

Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  July  6,  1906. 
Dear  Sirs:  We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor 
of  the  1 8th  inst.  and  thank  you  for  the  order  and 
information  you  have  given  us  concerning  the 
situation  of  your  market.  By  the  present  we 
advise  you  that,  conformable  to  your  instructions, 
we  have  shipped  to  your  address  15  bales  raw 
silk,  by  the  Benton,  Capt.  King. 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE  59 

Enclosed  you  will  find  invoice  indicating  the 
contents  of  each  case  and  the  price  the  goods 
stand  at  in  this  market.  For  reimbursement  of 
the  amount  I  shall  take  the  liberty  of  drawing 
on  you  the  3Oth  of  October  next  if  I  have  not 
received  a  check  by  that  time. 

Trusting  this   shipment   will   give  you   entire 
satisfaction  and  procure  us  fresh  orders  from  you, 
We  are, 

Your  humble  servants, 
BROOMFIEXD  AND  COMPANY. 

58 

Madrid,  Spain,  February  23,  1906. 

Dear  Sir:  We  have  just  received  your  order 
for  the  editions  of  the  Poema  del  Cid  and  the 
Xovelas  of  Cervantes  which  we  published  last 
year.  Please  accept  our  thanks  for  the  order 
and  also  for  the  assurance  that  you  would  become 
a  purchaser  if  we  should  decide  to  publish  the 
works  of  Quevedo. 

We  shall  send  you  the  books  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble but  we  are  under  the  obligation  of  asking 
you  to  wait  a  few  days  until  we  receive  a  new 
supply  from  the  bindery.  The  sale  of  these- 
authors  has  been  much  larger  than  we  had  antici- 
pated and  we  have  been  forced  to  print  a  new 
edition. 

Hoping  that  the  short  necessary  delay  will  not 
seriously  incommode  you  and  thanking  you  again 
for  your  favor,  we  remain, 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

GOMEZ  AND  COMPANY. 

59 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  June  15,  1907. 
Mr.  Juan  Martinez, 

Madrid. 
Dear  Sir :    Your  favor  of  the  24th  ult.  has  been 


60  SPANISH 

-  received  and  contents  noted.  We  were  disposed 
to  send  you  the  goods  you  ordered  until  we  made 
some  inquiry  in  regard  to  your  financial  condition 
from  the  firms  you  gave  as  reference. 

As  a  result  of  their  report  we  are  forced  to 
decline  so  large  an  order  unless  accompanied  by 
the  amount  of  bill.  We  would  say,  however,  that 
we  are  perfectly  willing  to  send  you  a  smaller 
order  on  credit  to  the  value  of  £100  or  to  ship 
the  present  order  on  receipt  of  the  balance. 
Awaiting  your  further  commands,  we  remain. 

Yours  truly, 
H.  K.  CRANK. 

60 

Columbus,  Ohio,  May  18,  1906. 

Gentlemen :  We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor 
•of  the  2nd  inst.  and,  in  reply,  we  regret  to  be 
unable  to  make  any  difference  in  the  prices  we 
have  quoted.  We  should  be  very  sorry  to  lose 
this  order  for  we  have  long  sought  to  do  busi- 
ness with  your  firm,  but  these  prices  are  so  little 
in  accordance  with  the  current  rate  that  we 
should  prefer  to  lose  it  rather  than  to  meet  the 
prices  you  quoted  us. 

Perhaps  a  few  months  ago  we  might  have  been 
able  to  allow  you  this  concession,  but  for  the  past 
five  weeks  the  market  has  kept  so  high  that  we 
ought  to  raise  rather  than  lower  the  price.  We 
would  advise  you  to  avail  yourself  of  the  price 
we  have  given  you  and  send  us  at  once  a  good 
order.  We  are  sure  it  would  be  to  your  advan- 
tage, for  next  week  we  shall  revise  our  price- 
lists  and  then  we  shall  not  be  able  to  do  even 
as  well  as  at  the  present  time. 

We  trust  that  you  will  make  careful  inquiries 
in  regard  to  the  present  market  prices,  and  that 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  6  I 

afterwards  you  will  decide  to  give  us  the  prefer- 
ence over  our  competitors. 

Yours  truly, 
ANTONIO  MANRIQUE. 

EXERCISES. 
61 

Acknowledge  the  receipt  of  an  order  from  F. 
S.  for  three  barrels  of  olive  oil.  Inform  your 
customer  that  you  will  ship  by  the  next  steamer 
and  will  advise  him  at  that  time  of  the  quan- 
tities in  the  barrels  and  the  time  it  may  be  ex- 
pected to  arrive. 

62 

Write  your  customer  that  you  have  received 
his  order  for  5000  feet  of  Georgia  pine  but  that 
you  are  unable  to  fill  it  just  at  present.  Tell  him 
that  you  expect  a  shipment  in  a  few  days,  at  any 
rate  not  more  than  a  week  hence,  and  that  you 
will  ship  immediately  upon  its  arrival  unless  you 
receive  orders  to  the  contrary. 

63 

Refuse  the  order  of  a  customer  for  100  tons  of 
pig  iron  on  the  ground  that  you  have  inquired 
into  his  financial  standing  and  find  that  the  re- 
ports that  have  been  given  you  do  not  warrant 
giving  him  such  a  large  amount  of  credit.  Take 
care  to  state  your  decision  in  such  a  way  as  not 
to  antagonize  your  customer. 

64 

Your .  firm  has  received  the  order  for  twenty 
harnesses  from  a  firm  in  a  distant  city.  Write 
the  latter  that  there  has  been  some  error  in  re- 
gard to  their  understanding  of  the  price,  for  you 
cannot  afford  to  make  them  for  so  low  a  price. 


62  SPANISH 

State  that  the  single  harnesses  will  cost  $10  and 
the  double  harnesses  $15  more  than  the  price 
stated  in  their  letter.  Advise  the  firm  that  you 
will  not  begin  to  make  the  harnesses  until  you 
receive  further  instruction. 


VIII.     RECIBO  DE  MERCADERIAS  Y 
REMESAS. 

65 

Denver,  Col.,  December  4,  1906. 

Henry  G.  Russell  and  Company, 

Philadelphia, 
Penn. 

Dear  Sirs :  The  seven  barrels  of  twine  you 
shipped  me  last  Thursday  have  arrived  but  I  re- 
gret to  say  that  there  has  been  some  mistake 
either  in  your  understanding  of  my  order  or  on 
the  part  of  your  shipper.  If  you  will  look  up  my 
order  you  will  find  that  I  required  three  barrels 
of  blue  No.  5,  two  barrels  red  No.  I,  and  two 
barrels  white  No.  2.  Instead  you  have  sent  me 
two  barrels  red  and  five  barrels  blue.  In  this 
town  the  blue  is  rather  a  poor  seller  and  the 
three  barrels  that  I  ordered  will  be  sufficient  for 
some  time.  I  have  considerable  need,  however, 
of  the  white. 

I  will  hold  the  whole  shipment  until  you  can 
inform  me  what  you  wish  me  to  do  with  the 
extra  blue.  In  the  meantime  please  ship  me  at 
once  the  white. 

Sincerely  yours, 

YOUNG  BROS. 

66 

St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  October  2,  1906. 
Gentlemen :     The  F.  and  C.  R.  R.  have  deliv- 
ered me  this  morning  the  ten  cases  of  raw  silk 
which  I  ordered  in  my  letter  of  the  23rd  inst. 
My  receiving  clerk  has  examined  the  goods  and 


64  SPANISH 

informs  me  that  he  has  found  them  all  in  good 
condition. 

You  can  draw  on  me  for  the  end  of  November 
to  the  amount  of  the  bill  and  I  assure  that  I  will 
honor  the  draft. 

Please  send  me  by  return  mail  your  samples 
of  sewing  silk  with  current  prices. 
In  the  meantime, 

I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Yours  very  truly, 

O.  P.  WINCHESTER. 

67 

Baltimore,  Md.,  August  3,  1906. 

Dear  Sir :  Although  I  received  more  than 
three  weeks  ago  your  letter  informing  me  that 
you  had  shipped  the  two  tons  of  rock  salt  I  or- 
dered of  you  I  beg  to  say  that  the  shipment  has 
not  yet  appeared.  This  has  greatly  discommoded 
me  for  I  had  promised  one  of  my  customers  a 
considerable  portion  of  the  shipment  and  had 
agreed  to  deliver  it  to  him  in  less  than  three 
weeks.  Of  course,  ordinarily,  that  would  have 
been  ample  time  for  it  to  reach  here.  As  you  can 
readily  see,  the  loss  may  be  serious  to  me. 

If  you  will  kindly  start  a  tracer  in  search  of 
the  car  in  which  you  have  made  the  shipment  it 
may  do  some  good.  Please  wire  immediately  the 
the  number  of  the  car  and  the  line  and  I  will 
start  another  from  this  end. 

Sincerely  yours, 

'M.  N.  LANE. 
68 

Columbus,  Ohio,  July  29,  1906. 
Manuel  Garcia  and  Company, 
Madrid,  Spain. 

Gentlemen :  The  box  containing  the  books  I 
ordered  last  May  from  your  firm  arrived  today. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  65 

All  were  found  to  be  in  good  condition  with  the 
exception  of  one  of  the  volumes — Vol.  3 — of  the 
set  of  Galdos.  That  was  so  injured  by  a  nail 
that  it  will  be  of  absolutely  no  use  to  me.  The 
front  cover  was  entirely  ruined  and  the  first  fifty 
pages  so  torn  that  they  were  almost  unreadable. 

Kindly  send  me  as  soon  as  possible  this  volume 
by  mail.  You  will  doubtless  remember  that  it 
was  your  edition  of  1902  bound  in  blue  cloth 
with  gilt  top.  On  receipt  of  a  perfect  volume  in 
place  of  the  damaged  one  I  will  remit  by  money- 
order  the  price  of  the  whole. 

Yours  truly, 

C.  V.  JAMES. 
69 

Portsmouth,  Ohio,  April  5,  1907. 

Dear  Sir :  Your  sample  case  of  shoes  for  the. 
summer  trade  arrived  yesterday  by  express.  We 
have  carefully  examined  them  and  in  reply  beg 
to  say  that  we  find  that  the  majority  are  not 
suited  to  our  trade.  The  samples  in  boxes 
marked  5,  7,  23,  and  19  are,  however,  perfectly 
satisfactory  and,  we  feel  sure,  will  prove  good 
sellers.  The  others  would  be  only  dead  stock 
on  our  hands  and  naturally  we  do  not  wish  to 
invest  any  money  in  them. 

In  a  few  days  you  will  hear  from  us  in  regard 
to  the  number  of  pairs  of  the  satisfactory  samples 
that  we  desire.  If  you  are  willing  to  send  any  of 
the  others  on  consignment  kindly  notify  us  at 
once  to  that  effect. 

Yours  respectfully, 

NELSON  AND  CRAWFORD. 

EXERCISES. 

70 

Notify  a  firm  from  whom  you  have  received 


66  SPANISH 

the  day  before  five  carloads  of  iron  ore  that  it 
has  arrived  at  the  freight  yards  of  your  local  rail- 
road and  that  you  are  unloading  it  at  the  present 
time.  State  that  you  will  send  a  check  as  soon 
as  you  have  found  whether  the  weight  is  correct 
or  not. 


Inform  a  firm  from  whom  you  have  received 
a  shipment  of  23  barrels  of  St.  Julien  wine  that 
one  of  the  barrels  was  found  to  be  entirely  empty 
upon  its  arrival.  Ask  them  to  send  you  a  cor- 
rected bill  with  the  price  of  this  barrel  deducted 
and  ask  them  to  let  you  know  if  they  wrill  allow 
any  discount  if  you  remit  immediately  on  receipt 
of  bill. 

.72 

Write  a  firm  of  the  arrival  of  any  goods  of 
your  own  choice.  State  that  there  has  been  a 
mistake  somewhere  either  in  filling  the  order  or 
in  shipping  for  you  have  not  received  the  quan- 
tities of  the  goods  you  ordered.  State  your  case 
clearly  so  that  there  will  be  no  mistake  this  time. 
Ask  what  you  shall  do  with  the  goods  you  have. 


IX.    CARTAS  DE  COMISION, 

73 

Quincy,  Mass.,  June  30,  1905. 

Gentlemen :  For  some  time  past  we  have  been 
seeking  an  agent  in  your  town  to  sell  teas  and 
coffees  on  commission.  After  considerable  care- 
ful inquiry  we  have  decided  to  offer  your  firm 
the  opportunity  of  becoming  our  agents. 

The  conditions  are  as  follows : 

We  will  ship  you  on  consignment  such  amounts 
as  you  may  indicate  in  your  orders.  These  you 
will  proceed  to  sell  as  advantageously  as  possible 
under  existing  conditions  of  the  tea  and  coffee 
market  at  the  time  of  the  receipt  of  the  goods. 
We  will  allow  you  2%  on  all  sales  for  which  you 
return  us  the  cash  in  90  days  and  an  additional 
i%  on  all  60  day  credit  or  cash  sales.  You  will 
be  required  to  give  bond  for  $5000  for  the  first 
two  years.  At  the  expiration  of  that  time  if 
everything  is  satisfactory  we  will  renew  the  con- 
tract without  bond.  We  shall  allow  you  such 
territory  as  you  can  cover  to  the  best  advantage 
of  all  interests  concerned,  but  before  stating  any 
definite  boundaries  we  should  prefer  to  talk  the 
matter  over  with  you  personally. 

Our  manager  will  be  in  your  town  the  latter 

part  of  next  week  and  will  then   conclude  the 

affair  if  you  decide  to  take  the  matter  up.   Kindly 

let  us  know  as  soon  as  possible  your  decision. 

Very  truly  yours, 

H.  L.  HUNT  AND  Co. 


68  SPANISH 

74 

Albany.  New  York,  July  2,  1905. 
H.  L.  Hunt  and  Company, 
Quincy,  Mass. 

Dear  Sirs:  In  reply  to  your  esteemed  favor 
of  the  30th  ult.  allow  us  to  say  that  we  have  con- 
sidered the  proposition  that  you  made  us  and  have 
decided  to  accept  your  offer  of  the  agency  for 
your  teas  and  coffees  in  Albany  and  vicinity  on 
the  following  conditions : 

ist.  That  you  give  us  exclusive  right  to  repre- 
sent you  in  this  entire  county. 

2nd.  That  you  require  no  collections  to  be 
made  by  us. 

3rd.  That  you  place  the  amount  of  bond  at 
$3000  instead  of  at  $5000. 

If  these  conditions  meet  your  approval  we  shall 
be  glad  to  talk  with  your  manager.     Kindly  ad- 
vise us  the  date  on  which  he  will  be  in  Albany. 
Sincerely  yours, 

LONES  AND  Co. 

75 

Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
February  15,  1907. 

Dear  Sir :  We  have  sent  you  to-day  by 
steamer  "Galapagos/'  Capt.  Ferria,  200  cases  of 
tin-ware.  Just  at  the  present  time  we  are  rather 
overstocked  and  are  willing  to  sell  even  at  con- 
siderable sacrifice.  Of  course  we  realize  that  this 
is  an  unfavorable  time  of  year  for  the  sale  of 
such  articles  but  in  view  of  an  extremely  low 
price  you  will  probably  have  little  difficulty  in 
disposing  of  them. 

We  would  recommend  that  you  attempt  first 
to  sell  them  to  the  managers  of  the  department 
stores  in  your  city,  offering  them  at  about  5% 
below  the  general  market  price.  If  that  is  not 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  69 

sufficient  inducement  you  may  go  as  far  as  a 
10%  reduction  below  the  lowest  price  so  far  this 
year.  As  a  last  resort  put  them  up  at  auction. 
We  feel  sure,  however,  that  the  latter  will  not 
be  necessary.  If  you  can  arrange  for  cash  or  a 
thirty  day  payment  we  would  be  very  much 
gratified.  Yours  truly, 

HENSON  AND  Co. 

76 

San  Francisco,  CaL, 
September  10,  1907. 

Dear  Sir :  On  receiving  your  letter  of  the  2Qth 
ult.  we  were  greatly  surprised  to  learn  that  you 
had  sold  our  last  consignment  of  iron  ore  at  so 
low  a  price.  The  market  at  that  time  was  fairly 
high  and  we  can  see  no  reason  for  selling  as  you 
did  at  10%  below  the  market  price. 

In  consideration  of  the  fact  that  you  were 
away  at  the  time  of  the  arrival  of  the  shipment 
we  conclude  that  your  manager  must  be  responsi- 
ble and  that  no  blame  can  be  attached  directly  to 
you.  However,  we  would  venture  to  suggest  that 
it  is  to  your  interest  as  well  as  to  ours  that  you 
leave  a  competent  man  in  charge  when  you  find 
it  necessary  to  leave  town. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  state  to  you  that  iron 
ore  is  sold  on  very  small  margin.  The  result  of 
such  conditions  is  that  in  the  present  case  we  lost 
in  the  neighborhood  of  $400. 

We  ask  you  to  explain,  if  possible,  the  occur- 
rence and  to  be  careful  that  such  an  unfortunate 
thing  does  not  happen  again. 

Yours  truly, 

HINES  AND  VERNON. 


70  SPANISH 

77 

Norfolk,  Va.,  August  23,  1908. 

Channing  Fruit  Co., 

Gentlemen :  Your  letter  of  the  2nd  inst.  to 
hand  and  contents  duly  noted.  In  reply  allow  me 
to  say  that  your  charges  of  incompetency  or  neg- 
lect on  the  part  of  my  manager  during  my  recent 
absence  are  entirely  unfounded.  In  selling  your 
cargo  of  bananas  shipped  by  steamer  "Habana" 
he  acted  exactly  as  I  would  have  done  myself 
under  the  conditions  and  as  I  am  very  sure  will 
have  your  approval  when  you  know  fully  the 
circumstances. 

When  the  "Habana"  arrived  in  port  it  was 
discovered  that  she  had  shipped  a  large  amount 
of  water  during  a  storm  off  Cape  Hatteras.  This 
had  almost  entirely  ruined  the  whole  cargo  altho 
it  had  not  been  noticed  at  first.  The  bananas  of 
course  were  worth  only  about  a  tenth  of  their 
original  value  and  we  think  that  our  manager 
did  well  to  get  as  much  as  he  did.  We  regret, 
however,  that  he  was  remiss  in  not  sending  you 
an  account  of  the  affair.  Had  he  clone  so,  we  are 
sure  that  this  misunderstanding  would  not  have 
occurred. 

Trusting  that  this  explanation  is  sufficient  to 
assure  you  that  we  are  acting  in  your  interest  as 
well  as  our  own, 

We  remain, 

Your  obedient  servants, 

LEWIS  AND  GREENE. 

EXERCISES. 

78 

Write  a  letter  soliciting  an  agency  for  a  firm 
who  deal  in  imported  woolens.  State  your  pre- 
vious experience  as  an  agent  and  mention  the 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE:  71 

commission  and  territory  you  require.     Offer  to 
give  bond  to  the  sum  of  $5000. 

79 

Inform  your  consignee  that  you  have  just  sent 
him  100  bbls.  of  rice  and  ask  him  to  dispose  of  it 
at  once  and  as  advantageously  as  possible.  You 
think  that  he  ought  to  get  a  good  price,  for  the 
market  is  high  at  the  present  time.  Tell  him  not 
to  sell  at  less  than  a  certain  price. 

80 

Write  a  letter  accusing  your  consigne  of  sell- 
ing goods  of  your  own  choosing,  which  you  have 
sent  him,  at  too  low  a  price.  Ask  him  to  explain 
his  action  and  show  how  it  has  been  detrimental 
to  your  interest. 

81 

Reply  twice  to  the  last  exercise ;  once  showing 
that  your  action  was  the  best  thing  under  the 
circumstances,  and  again,  acknowledging  that 
you  have  acted  unwisely  and  offering  to  submit 
the  matter  to  the  arbitration  of  two  disinterested 
individuals,  one  to  be  chosen  by  each  side. 


X.  CARTAS  DE  TRANS  PORTE  DE  MER- 

CADERIAS. 
82 

Bordeaux,  France,  October  26,  1907. 
Air.  H.  I.  Owen, 

Dear  Sir :  I  duly  received  your  letter  of  the 
1 9th  inst.  announcing  the  despatch  to  Bordeaux 
of  50  barrels  of  wine.  I  hoped  at  that  time  to 
be  able  to  ship  them  by  the  Compaire  Company's 
vessel,  which,  as  they  wrote  me,  ought  to  have 
left  this  port  between  the  29th  of  October  and 
the  6th  of  November. 

Her  departure  was  potsponed,  however,  since 
she  was  only  laden  with  500  tons  out  of  the  900 
she  is  able  to  carry.  Several  exporters  have  been 
unable  to  despatch  goods  on  account  of  the  con- 
tinued bad  weather  and  so  the  vessel  is  not  yet 
laden. 

The  Compaire  Company  expect  that  she  will 
be  able  to  leave  on  or  about  the  27th  of  next 
month;  she  will  therefore  be  a  month  behind 
hand.  This,  I  know,  is  very  annoying,  but  I 
have  been  entirely  unable  to  prevent  it  and  I 
inform  you  of  the  facts  in  order  that  you  may 
see  that  I  am  in  no  way  to  blame. 

Sincerely  yours, 

MANETTE  AND  Co. 

83 

Charletown,  S.  C.,  March  23,  1906. 
Dear  Sirs :  I  regret  to  inform  you  that  the 
steamer  "Governor,"  owned  by  your  firm,  went 
on  the  rocks  off  this  port  yesterday  about  three 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  At  present  she  is  rest- 
ing easily,  but  if  a  storm  should  come  up  it  is 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE:  73 

feared  that  she  would  pound  to  pieces,  since  her 
position  is  rather  exposed. 

Owing  to  the  mild  weather  prevailing  at  the 
time  she  struck,  the  greater  part  of  the  cargo 
was  saved  by  lighters.  All  of  the  crew  reached 
land  safely. 

The  perishable  part  of  the  freight  has  been 
placed  in  a  store-house  and  the  remainder  piled 
on  the  beach.  Kindly  send  me  orders  imme- 
diately as  to  what  steps  I  shall  take  in  regard  to 
it.  Yours  respectfully, 

H.  L.  NASEBY. 
84 

Hampton  Roads,  Va.,  July  3,  1906. 

Gentlemen :  I  am  informed  by  my  correspond- 
ent that  the  "Eretria"  has  just  entered  your  port. 
While  off  the  cape  the  steamer  encountered  a 
fierce  storm  which  broke  open  her  hatches  and 
let  considerable  water  into  the  hold.  The  cargo 
was  so  badly  damaged  that  it  was  necessary  to 
unload  it  in  your  town. 

The  object  of  my  letter  is  to  ask  you  to  claim 
the  goods  and  to  store  them  at  my  expense  until 
I  can  forward  you  further  instructions.  Please 
let  me  know  at  what  rate  you  can  obtain  such 
storage  and  what  commission  you  would  require 
to  undertake  the  reshipment  to  New  York  by 
another  vessel. 

Awaiting  an  early  reply,  I  am, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

J.  K.  LARRY. 

85 

Syracuse,  New  York,  April  26,  1907. 
Dear    Sir :     At   the   present   time   I   have   on 
hand  about  900  tons  of  goods  to  be  shipped  to 
Brazil  and,  since  you  are  located  in  such  a  large 


74  SPANISH 

shipping  center,  I  take  the  liberty  of  asking  you 
to  act  as  agent  for  me  in  this  matter. 

I  should  prefer  to  join  some  other  merchant 
shipping  to  some  South  American  port, — Rio  de 
Janeiro  would  be  best  for  me, — but  if  it  is  neces- 
sary  I   am   willing  to  charter  a  vessel   myself. 
I  should  not  care  to  pay  more  than  $1000  but  if 
you  cannot  do  any  better  I  will  go  as  high  as 
$1200.     I  hardly  need  add  that  the  ship  must  be 
sound  and  sea-worthy  in  every  way  and  must 
have  a  good  character  with  her  insurance  com- 
panies.    Please  be  careful  to  get  me  a  ship  that 
can  sail  at  once  for  my  correpondents  are  desir- 
ous of  getting  the  goods  as  soon  as  possible. 
Sincereiy  yours, 
WILSON  AND  COMPANY. 
86 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  May  i,  1907. 

My  dear  Sir :  In  reply  to  your  letter  of  the 
26th  ult.  I  take  pleasure  in  saying  that  I  have 
been  able  to  execute  your  commission  in  a  way 
that  I  feel  sure  will  be  entirely  satisfactory  to  you. 
After  considerable  inquiry  I  have  been  able  to 
find  a  vessel  that  I  think  will  be  just  what  you 
require.  It  is  the  "Valparaiso,"  1500  tons  bur- 
den, bound  for  Rio  de  Janeiro.  The  K.  and  L. 
Company  of  New  York  are  shipping  in  her  about 
400  tons  of  farming  machinery  and  have  been 
very  glad  to  consent  to  your  putting  in  your 
freight  if  you  will  assume  the  charter.  This 
amounts  to  $1880  but  they  agree  to  pay  you  $900 
if  you  will  take  entire  charge  of  the  shipping. 
I  have  agreed  to  this  in  your  name  as  it  will  be 
greatly  to  your  interest  and  will  involve  prac- 
tically no  labor  or  outlay  on  your  part. 

The  ship  will  be  ready  to  sail  about  the  2oth 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE:  75 

inst.,  certainly  not  later  than  the  24th.     This  I 
think  will  satisfy  your  requirements. 

If  this  is  satisfactory  or  if  you  wish  to  make 
any  other  stipulations,  please  notify  me  at  once, 
in  order  that  I  may  close  the  contract  and  the 
ship  be  put  into  condition  as  soon  as  possible. 

Yours  truly, 

H.  Q.  ADAMS. 

EXERCISES. 

87 

As  the  captain  of  a  vesel,  write  the  owners 
that  your  ship  struck  a  submerged  reef  off  the 
coast  of  Florida.  A  passing  steamer  took  off  the 
crew  but  the  cargo  was  a  total  loss.  State  that 
when  abandoned  the  ship  was  resting  easily  and 
could  probably  be  saved  if  undertaken  at  once. 
Ask  them  to  wire  instructions  and  if  they  decide 
to  attempt  to  save  the  vessel  to  send  you  sufficient 
funds  to  defray  the  expenses. 

88 

Ask  a  correspondent  in  a  sea-port  town  where 
.there  is  a  large  amount  of  shipping  to  charter  a 
suitable  vessel  for  the  coastwise  trade.  You  have 
400  tons  of  merchandise  to  ship  and  want  to  get 
it  off  as  soon  as  you  can.  Add  any  details  that 
you  think  necessary. 

89 

Reply  to  the  above  giving  full  information, 

90 

Announce  to  the  shippers  of  a  large  cargo  of 
fruit  in  your  ship  that  the  ship  sprung  a  leak 
during  a  heavy  storm  off  the  coast  of  Virginia 
and  that  you  were  obliged  to  put  into  Newport 
News  for  repairs.  These  will  take  so  long  that 
the  cargo  will  be  worthless  by  the  time  you  can 
again  set  sail.  Ask  for  instructions. 


XL     CARTAS  DE  QUEJAS  Y  RECLAMA- 
CIONES. 

9i 

Erie,   Pa.,   May  4,    1906. 

Gentlemen :  We  take  the  liberty  of  informing 
you  that  your  note  for  £200,  which  you  gave  in 
part  payment  for  the  merchandise  you  bought  of 
us  on  December  7th  of  last  year,  has  not  been 
paid,  altho  it  is  already  more  than  a  month  over- 
due. We  have  allowed  it  to  run  in  the  belief  that 
perhaps  at  the  time  it  fell  due  you  were  a  little 
embarrassed  and  would  soon  either  pay  or  at 
least  notify  us  that  you  would  like  an  extension. 
We  have  heard  nothing  from  you,  however,  and 
have  begun  to  feel  rather  uneasy  about  it.  More- 
over, we  are  greatly  in  need  of  funds  ourselves 
just  at  present  and  would  appreciate  a  settle- 
ment or,  at  least,  a  payment  of  half  the  amount. 

Kindly  give  this  your  earliest  attention. 
Very  truly  yours, 

MEASE  AND  COMPANY. 
92 

Kansas  City,  Kans.,  Sept.  24,  1906. 
Messrs.  Field,  Clinton  and  Co., 

Dear  Sirs :  On  account  of  a  serious  loss  by 
a  recent  fire  in  my  establishment  I  beg  you  to 
extend  the  time  on  my  note  for  $400  which  falls 
due  on  the  3Oth  inst.  If  you  will  be  so  kind  as 
to  rene\v  it  for  three  months  I  should  consider 
it  a  great  personal  favor. 

Altho  my  losses  are  entirely  covered  by  insur- 
ance, as  you  know  there  are  many  things,  small 
in  themselves,  which  require  a  large  capital  at 
such  a  time.  If  I  could  have  the  money  which 


COMMERCIAL,   CORRESPONDENCE  77 

I  owe  you  at  my  disposal  I  should  feel  that  my 
position  would  be  much  more  secure  and  the 
time  it  wrill  take  me  to  get  on  my  feet  again  will 
be  much  shortened. 

Thanking  you  for  your  attention  to  my  request 
and  hoping  that  you  will  be  able  to  grant  it, 
I   remain, 

Your  humble  servant, 

L.  .G.  FARNUM. 

93 

Kalamazoo,   Mich.,  February  24,   1906. 

Dear  Sirs :  We  desire  by  the  present  to  bring 
to  your  notice  that  you  are  behind  hand  with  our 
order  which  we  sent  you  on  the  2nd  inst.  At  that 
time  we  specified  that  the  goods  were  to  be  de- 
livered before  February  2Oth.  We  have  neither 
seen  the  goods  nor  have  we  even  received  notice 
from  you  that  they  have  been  shipped. 

While  we  are  not  disposed  to  hold  rigidly  to 
the  terms  of  the  contract,  we  must  insist  on  hav- 
ing them  in  our  ware-house  not  later  than  the 
ist  of  March.  If  they  are  not  there  by  that  time, 
we  shall  not  accept  them,  for  they  would  be  only 
so  much  worthless  stock  on  our  hands. 

Kindly  give  this  matter  your  personal  atten- 
tion in  order  that  neither  of  us  may.  suffer  a. 
serious  loss. 

Yours  respectfully, 

GARDINER  AND  BARNES. 

94 

Evansville,  Ind.,  June  15,  1907. 

Dear  Sirs :  The  S.  and  R.  R.  R.  has  just  de- 
livered me  a  case  of  ribbon  which  I  ordered  from 
your  house  in  my  letter  of  the  2nd  ult. 

This  time  I  must  complain  of  the  little  care 
you  have  taken  in  serving  me.  The  ribbons  you 
have  sent  me  are  not  salable  for  the  comingf  sea- 


78  SPANISH 

son.  This  is  all  the  more  to  be  regretted  since 
I  shall  hardly  have  the  time  to  receive  another 
shipment  of  the  style  which  my  customers  re- 
quire. The  result  will  be  that,  as  far  as  the  rib- 
bon trade  is  concerned,  I  shall  lose  the  entire 
season. 

I  can  only  suppose  that  you  have  not  looked 
the  goods  over  yourself  or  that  you  are  indiffer- 
ent to  the  negligence  of  your  clerks.  The  goods 
are  of  absolutely  no  use  to  me.  I  shall  there- 
fore be  obliged  to  return  them  to  you  and  assure 
you  that  for  next  season  I  shall  supply  myself 
elsewhere. 

Sincerely  yours, 
B.  M.  CHRISTY. 

95 

Des  Moines,  Iowa,  March  4,  1906. 

Dear  Sir :  I  am  in  receipt  of  the  letter  you 
sent  me  on  the  3Oth  of  last  month.  As  it  appears 
from  a  careful  reading  of  this  letter  that  you 
have  not  well  understood  those  which  I  pre- 
viously sent  you,  and  since  I  am  not  walling  that 
your  imperfect  understanding  of  the  English  lan- 
guage should  be  a  pretext,  true  or  false,  for  an 
act  that  would  certainly  draw  upon  you  serious 
consequences,  I  take  the  trouble  to  confirm  in 
Spanish  what  I  have  already  written  in  English. 

In  your  letter  of  December  27th  you  ordered 
certain  goods  of  me.  This  order  was  faithfully  exe- 
cuted in  every  particular.  The  goods  arrived  in 
good  condition,  conformable  to  order,  on  time 
and  at  the  place  named.  This  you  acknowledged 
in  your  letter  of  January  1st.  You  owe  me  there- 
fore the  total  amount  of  the  invoice.  I  shall 
give  you  one  week  more  to  pay.  If  at  the  end 
of  that  time  I  have  not  received  a  check  from 
you  I  shall  issue  a  draft  at  sight  which  I  advise 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  79 

you  to  honor.  If  you  pay  it  all  will  be  well  ;  if 
you  do  not  pay  it,  however,  I  assure  you  that 
I  will  employ  all  the  means  that  the  law  places 
at  my  disposal  to  oblige  you  to  do  so. 

Yours  truly, 
KARL  HERMANN. 

EXERCISES. 

96 

Write  a  letter  to  a  wholesale  dealer  in  chemi- 
cals complaining  that  your  order  has  not  been 
filled  as  promptly  as  it  ought  to  have  been.  Ask 
him  to  be  sure  and  have  it  ready  ten  days  from 
date  ;  otherwise  you  will  be  unable  to  keep  your 
contract  with  another  firm. 

97 

Ask  for  an  extension  of  three  months  on  the 

payment  of  a  note  you  owe  a  merchant  for  goods 
delivered  on  your  order  two  months  before.  Give 
good,  valid  reasons  for  asking  this  concession 
and  offer  to  pay  i%  more  interest  than  you  have 
been  paying  on  the  note.  Make  the  letter  sound 
plausible. 


Complain  that  the  goods  sent  you  by  a 
leather  dealer  in  filling  your  order  are  of 
so  poor  a  quality  that  you  cannot  possibly  use 
them  in  your  trade.  State  that  this  has  meant 
a  considerable  loss  to  you  and  that  you  think  he 
ought  not  only  to  allow  you  to  return  the  goods 
at  his  expense,  but  that  he  ought  not  only  to  al- 
low you  to  return  the  goods  at  his  expense,  but 
that  he  ought  to  allow  some  rebate  on  the  orig- 
inal bill. 


80  SPANISH 

99 

Write  a  good  strong  letter  of  complaint  that 
a  merchant  to  whom  you  have  sold  merchandise 
to  the  value  of  £100  has  made  no  payments  altho 
the  goods  were  satisfactory.  State  that  the  bill 
is  long  overdue  and  that  unless  he  makes  a 
payment  or  gives  a  valid  explanation  of  his  con- 
duct you  will  take  steps  to  collect  the  amount  thru 
your  lawyer. 


XII.    CARTAS  DE  COMERCIO  DE  LA 

BANCA. 
TOO 

New  York,  October  2,   1906. 
To  Jose  Herrera,  Madrid ;  Alphonso  Garcia,  Se- 
ville ;  Juan  Nunez,  Burgos : 

It  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  introduce  to  you 
Mr.  F.  H.  Jones,  who  intends  travelling  in  Spain 
during  the  summer  of  1907.  You  will  do  me  a 
great  personal  favor  if  you  can  aid  Mr.  Jones 
in  any  way  during  his  sojourn  in  your  cities. 

In  the  event  of  Mr.  Jones  requiring  any  funds, 
I  beg  you  to  remit  him  such  sums  as  he  may 
need  to  the  amount  of  £300  (three  hundred 
pounds).  You  will  please  take  his  receipts  in 
duplicate  with  deduction  of  your  costs  and  send 
me  the  duplicates  of  the  vouchers. 

I  am  personally  responsible  for  the  amount 
you  may  remit  him  and  for  the  interest  on  the 
same.  I  will  reimburse  you  on  receiving  notice 
of  any  payment  you  may  make  to  Mr.  Jones, 
whose  signature  I  give  below. 

Yours  very  truly, 

H.  S.  ANDREWS. 
Signature  of  Mr.  Jones. 

101 

Scranton,  Pa.,  May  10,  1907. 
Manning  and  Field,  Bankers, 

Philadelphia,   Pa. 

Gentlemen :  Some  six  months  ago  I  had  the 
honor  of  sending  you  my  circular  letter  rela- 
tive to  the  establishment  of  my  firm  for  the  im- 
portation of  wines. 


82  SPANISH 

My  business,  having  since  that  time  taken  a 
certain  extension,  requires  a  considerable  circu- 
lation of  money  and  a  larger  capital  than  I  have 
at  my  disposal.  The  consequence  is  that  I  de- 
sire to  find  a  banking  firm  disposed  to  give  me 
an  open  credit  for  $5,000  (five  thousand  dollars). 
If  you  should  see  fit  to  take  the  matter  up  I 
could  give  you  a  $3,000  life  insurance  policy, 
fully  paid  and  non-assessable,  and  $2,500  of  stock 
in  the  P.  M.  R.  R.  as  collateral  security. 

If  my  proposal  should  be  acceptable  to  you 
please  let  me  know  your  conditions. 

Messrs.  Merriman  and  Granger  of  your  town 
will  give  you  all  necessary  information  in  regard 
to  me. 

Sincerely  yours, 

W.  T.  WATERS. 

102 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May  12,  1907. 
Mr.  W.  T.  Waters, 

Scranton,  Pa. 

Dear  Mr.  Waters :  We  are  in  receipt  of  your 
esteemed  favor  of  the  loth  inst.,  and  are  happy 
to  inform  you  that  we  have  no  hesitation  in 
opening  an  account  with  you. 

According  to  your  desire  we  have  placed  an 
open  credit  of  $5,000  (five  thousand  dollars)  at 
your  disposal  on  the  condition  that  you  reim- 
burse us  at  such  dates  as  we  shall  fix  in  subse- 
quent letters  and  on  receipt  of  the  securities. 
These  are  our  conditions : 

ist.  Our  advances  shall  be  reimbursed  with- 
in the  nine  months  which  follow  our 
loans. 

2nd.  The  compound  interest  shall  be  6%  per 
annum,  calculated  semi-annually. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  83 

3rd.     For  payments   on  this   city    1/3% ;   for 

bills  payable  elsewhere  1/2%. 
4th.     The  accounts  shall  be  balanced  every  four 

months. 

Awaiting  your  reply,  we  remain, 
Very  truly  yours, 

MANNING  AND  FIELD. 

103 

Seattle,  Wash.,  June  12,  1906. 

Dear  Sir :  Referring  to  our  preceding  circu- 
lar we  enclose  you  the  quotation  of  exchanges 
for  bills  on  the  towns  therein  mentioned  in  the 
hopes  that  you  will  remit  us  some  bills  on  our 
town. 

Our  terms  are  1/3%  commission  for  collection 
of  your  account  and  3%  interest. 

We  have  no  doubt  that  you  will  accede  to  the 
desire  which  we  have  manifested  at  various  times 
of  establishing  business  relations  between  us  of 
a  .reciprocal  usefulness. 

Trusting  that  the  moderate  conditions  of  our 
tariff  will  lead  you  to  give  us  the  preference  over 
our  competitors,  we  are, 

Your  obedient  servants, 

WILLIS  AND  COMPANY. 
104 

Wilmington,  Del.,  March  5,  1906. 
'  Dear  Sir :  I  greatly  regret  to  inform  you 
that  your  check  dated  March  i  has  been  re- 
turned by  the  Old  State  Bank  with  the  letters 
N.  S.  noted  in  the  corner.  I  have  never  had  a 
check  which  you  had  sent  me  returned  without 
payment  and  you  may  well  believe  that  it  sur- 
prised me  this  time.  I  am  very  sure  that  there 
has  been  a  mistake  somewhere.  On  that  account 


$4  SPANISH 

I  have  taken  the  trouble  to  call  the  matter  to 
your  attention  before  taking  any  steps  for  its 
collection  thru  my  lawyer.  Please  give  the  mat- 
ter your  earliest  attention. 

Yours  truly, 

NORRIS  AND  COMPANY. 

EXERCISES. 

105 

Write  an  answer  to  the  last  letter  in  this  sec- 
tion showing  Norris  and  Company  that  the  un- 
fortunate affair  was  the  result  of  the  carelessness 
of  one  of  your  clerks  in  not  making  his  deposit 
at  the  proper  time.  Send  another  check  and 
apologize  for  the  inconvenience  that  his  negli- 
gence has  caused. 

1 06 

Request  of  some  local  bank  of  your  town  a 
loan  to  tide  you  over  a  crisis  in  your  business 
affairs.  State  in  what  occupation  you  are  en- 
gaged and  note  what  you  will  give  as  security 
for  the  loan.  Give  good  references. 

107 

Reply  to  the  above  stating  that  you  will  allow 
the  loan  on  certain  conditions.  Name  these 
conditions  which  must  be  fair  for  both  sides. 

1 08 

Refuse  a  loan  to  the  above  on  the  ground  that 
you  have  other  business  at  present  which  de- 
mands all  your  ready  capital  so  that  you  do  not 
feel  like  taking  any  new  responsibilities. 


XIII.  CARTAS  DE  BANCAROTA. 
109 

Boston,  Mass.,  July  18,  1906. 

Dear  Sir :  Without  doubt  you  have  heard  that 
Norris  and  Jones  of  your  city  have  gotten  into 
difficulties.  They  have  offered  to  pay  40  cents 
on  the  dollar  down  with  a  promise  of  two  later 
payments  of  10  cents  each  if  proceedings  are  not 
started  against  them  in  the  Bankruptcy  Court. 

We  have  done  considerable  business  with  this 
firm  in  the  past  few  years  and  have  always  con- 
sidered them  perfectly  safe.  All  their  dealings 
with  us  have  been  perfectly  satisfactory.  At  the 
present  time,  however,  there  are  many  things  in 
the  case  which  seem  to  us  rather  questionable. 
Do  you  think  we  would  gain  more  if  we  should 
press  the  bankruptcy  suit  or  would  it  be  better 
to  let  matters  take  their  course  and  permit  the 
firm  to  pay  what  it  can  ?  If  you  will  advise  us  in 
the  matter  you  will  confer  a  great  favor. 
Sincerely  yours, 

SNOW  AND  HENDERSON. 
no 

Salem,  Mass.,  July  20,  1906. 
Snow  and  Henderson  Co., 

Gentlemen :  We  are  very  sorry  to  learn  that 
you  are  creditors  of  the  Norris  and  Jones  Com- 
pany of  this  city.  In  reply  to  your  request  for 
advice  as  to  which  would  be  the  better  course 
for  you  to  pursue,  we  feel  that  you  will  get 
more  by  allowing  the  firm  to  settle  as  best  it 
can  than  by  trying  to  force  matters.  The  firm 
is  an  old  one  and  has  always  been  noted  for  its 
honesty.  While  the  failure  is  a  bad  one  vou 


86  SPANISH 

may  be  sure  that  they  will  do  all  in  their  power 
to  satisfy  their  creditors  and,  altho  they  promise 
a  rather  small  amount,  it  would  not  be  at  all  sur- 
prising if  they  should  be  able  to  settle  in  full 
after  matters  are  a  little  more  straightened  out. 
In  short,  if  we  were  among  the  number  of  cred- 
itors, we  should  be  very  reluctant  to  vote  against 
a  lenient  policy  even  if  we  considered  only  our 
own  interest. 

In  the  hope  that  such  information  as  we  have 
been  able  to  furnish  you  will  be  of  service, 

We  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

YENNING  AND  Co. 
in 

Springfield,  Mass.,  April  30,  1906. 

Gentlemen :  We  regret  exceedingly  to  inform 
you  that,  after  a  careful  examination  of  our  as- 
sets and  liabilities,  we  find  that  we  shall  be  un- 
able after  the  end  of  next  month  to  meet  our 
debts. 

In  such  a  situation  we  have  thought  it  the  wis- 
est plan  to  call  a  meeting  of  our  creditors  on  the 
fifteenth  of  next  month,  at  3  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon, at  the  office  of  our  lawyers,  Messrs.  Car- 
penter and  Fairchild,  230  Williams  Street. 

At  this  meeting  we  shall  endeavor  to  lay 
clearly  before  our  creditors  the  reasons  for  our 
present  embarrassment.  We  shall  petition  them 
to  allow  us  to  continue  business  as  at  the  present 
time,  but  at  the  same  time  to  grant  us  certain 
terms  of  payment  which  we  will  lay  before  them. 
We  shall  show  that  the  present  difficulty  is  only 
temporary  since  our  assets  can  be  shown  to  far 
exceed  our  liabilities.  At  present,  however,  on 
account  of  the  failure  of  G.  K.  and  Co.,  we  have 
been  brought  into  this  difficult  position. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  87 

Trusting  that  you  will  attend  the  meeting  and 
do  all  in  your  power  to  aid  us  in  the  present 
crisis,  we  remain, 

Yours  obediently, 
CHARLES  BROWN  AND  COMPANY. 
112 

May  16,  1906. 

Dear  Sirs:  At  a  meeting  of  the  creditors  of 
Charles  Brown  and  Company  held  at  our  office 
yesterday  at  three  o'clock  the  financial  condition 
of  this  firm  was  thoroly  investigated. 

In  explanation  of  their  situation  the  members 
of  the  firm  stated  that  they  had  suffered  large 
losses  through  the  failure  of  G.  K.  and  Co.  This 
they  succeeded  in  proving  satisfactorily  to  all 
the  creditors  present,  but  it  was  developed  later 
thru  questions  that  there  had  been  considerable 
speculations  on  the  part  of  the  firm  of  an  ex- 
tremely risky  nature.  Moreover,  it  was  shown 
that  Mr.  Brown,  the  senior  partner,  is  by  no 
means  a  new  hand  in  such  affairs.  In  view  of 
these  developments  it  does  not  appear  that  the 
offer  of  full  settlement  if  sufficient  time  is  al- 
lowed is  at  all  likely.  The  creditors  decided, 
however,  to  take  no  definite  steps  at  yesterday's 
meeting,  more  time  being  required  for  delibera- 
tion. The  meeting  was  therefore  adjourned  un- 
til May  25th  at  12  o'clock  at  the  same  place. 

Sincerely  yours, 
CARPENTER  AND  FAIRCIIIUX 

H3 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  June  29,  1907. 

Dear  Sir :  In  reply  to  your  letter  of  the  25th 
inst.  I  am  able  to  give  you  the  following  facts 
in  regard  to  the  annulment  of  the  bankruptcy 
of  Mr.  J.  S.  of  Seattle: 


SPANISH 

On  June  i,  1905,  Mr.  J.  S.  was  adjudged  a 
bankrupt.  He  was  then  in  partnership  with 
Mr.  T.  L.  of  the  same  town.  In  less  than  six 
days  after  the  unfortunate  affair  Mr.  J.  S.  raised 
sufficient  funds  to  pay  off  the  debt  entirely.  There 
were  no  other  claims  against  him  on  record,  al- 
tho  there  were  several  against  his  partner.  As  a 
result  of  this  payment  he  had  no  difficulty  what- 
ever in  getting  the  decision  of  the  court  set 
aside.  This  entirely  releases  Mr.  J.  S.  from  all 
obligations  and  he  can  in  no  way  be  considered 
a  bankrupt. 

I  trust  that  this  information  will  be  all  that 
you  require  on  the  subject. 

Respectfully  yours, 

H.  C.  BOWEN. 

EXERCISES. 
114 

Ask  a  firm  who  are  your  creditors  for  six 
months  extra  time  in  which  to  meet  their  bills. 
State  that  you  have  had  severe  losses  from  the 
sinking  of  a  ship  on  which  there  was  very  little 
insurance  and  from  several  bad  bills.  If  they 
do  not  allow  the  delay  you  will  be  forced  to  make 
an  assignment.  Agree  to  pay  6%  compound  in- 
terest on  the  bills  for  the  six  months  extra  time. 


Call  a  meeting  of  the  creditors  of  a  firm  whose 
business  you  may  select  yourself.  State  briefly 
the  condition  of  the  firm's  affairs  and  request  each 
creditor  to  be  present. 

116 

Report  the  meeting  of  the  creditors  called  to- 
gether in  the  preceding  letter  in  a  circular  let- 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  89 

ter  that  may  be  sent  to  such  creditors  as  were 
not  present. 

117 

Answer  the  inquiry  of  a  firm  in  regard  to  a 
certain  man.  They  know  that  at  one  time  he 
was  a  bankrupt  and  wish  to  know  whether  the 
decision  of  the  court  has  ever  been  annulled. 
Make  your  answer  clear. 


OF  THE 

UNIVERSITY 

OF 


XIV.     CARTAS  DE  SEGUROS. 
118 

Baltimore,  Md.,  May  2,  1906. 
Dear  Sir:     Enclosed  please  find  money  order 
for  amount  of  premium  of  insurance  on  the  cases 
shipped  two  months  ago  on  board  the  vessel  Mary 
Palmer,  Capt.  King. 

Please  acknowledge  receipt  and  inform  me  at 
the  same  time  what  premium  you  would  require 
to  insure  twenty  cases  sent  on  the  2Qth  of  April 
by  the  same  vessel  from  Havre,  France,  on  its 
return  to  this  port.  The  value  of  the  cases  is 
$1,600. 

The  said  vessel  is  at  present  at  Southampton 
where  she  is  delaying  to  complete  her  cargo,  and 
should  arrive  at  Baltimore  the  latter  part  of  May. 
Awaiting  your  reply, 

Very  truly  yours, 

H.  L.  LONGWOOD. 
119 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  July  6,  1906. 
Seymour  and  Company, 

Boston,  Mass. 

Dear  Sirs :  We  beg  to  insure  on  receipt  of  the 
present  300  sacks  of  corn  amounting  to  $400, 
shipped  from  your  town  for  us,  on  board  the 
"General  Grant/7  Capt.  Merry,  bound  for  Balti- 
more. 

You  will  charge  us  the  amount  of  expenses. 

Trusting  entirely  to  you  for  insuring  on  the 

best  possible  conditions   and  relying  upon  your 

punctuality   in   the   execution  of  this   order,   we 

are,  Yours  obediently, 

WHITMAN  AND  Co. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  9 1 

1 2O 

Boston,  Mass.,  July  9,  1906. 
Messrs.  Whitman  and  Co., 

Dear  Sirs :  We  are  in  receipt  of  your  esteem- 
ed favor  of  the  6th  of  July  and  have  effected  the 
insurance  on  your  account  on  300  sacks  of  corn, 
amounting  to  $400,  shipped  on  board  the  "Gen- 
eral Grant/'  Capt.  Merry,  bound  for  Baltimore. 

We  have  charged  you  $6.00,  amount  of  in- 
surance, including  cost  of  policy,  commission, 
etc. 

We  trust  that  you  will  be  satisfied  with  the 
result  obtained  on  this  occasion,  for  the  condition 
of  the  vessel  is  in  no  wise  favorable.  • 

Begging  that  you  will  believe  that  it  will  al- 
ways be  our  endeavor  to  serve  your  interests,  we 
remain,  Your  obedient  servants, 

SEYMORE  AND  COMPANY. 
Per  G. 

121 

Charleston,  S.  C.,  August  4,  1906. 
Barton  and  Greene, 

Portland,  Maine. 

Gentlemen:  I  regret  to  inform  you  that  the 
"Drake,"  Capt.  Thurber,  has  just  entered  our 
port  with  her  cargo  entirely  damaged.  I  have 
seen  the  captain  who  has  given  me  a  copy  of  the 
official  report.  It  appears  that  while  off  the  coast 
of  Georgia  the  "Drake"  encountered  a  fierce 
storm  which  nearly  wrecked  the  vessel.  Two 
of  the  sailors  were  washed  overboard  and  a  large 
hole  was  made  in  the  hull  which  began  to  fill 
rapidly.  Fortunately  soon  after  this  occurrence 
the  storm  abated  and  the  crew  were  able  to  re- 
pair the  damage  sufficiently  to  get  into  this  port. 
The  cargo  was  of  course  entirely  ruined. 


92  SPANISH 

Please  send  me  your  instructions  which  will 
guide  me  in  the  report  that  I  shall  submit  to  the 
underwriters. 

Awaiting  your  prompt  reply, 

Yours  sincerely, 

C.  D.  JOHNSON. 
122 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  September  30,  1906. 

Gentlemen :  In  reply  to  your  letter  asking  us 
to  effect  insurance  on  your  cargo  of  sugar  to 
be  shipped  from  Havana  by  vessel  "Charlotte/' 
Capt.  Nevers,  on  October  sth  for  this  port,  al- 
low us  to  say  that  we  can  do  as  you  desire  only 
at  a  very  high  premium.  Weather  forecasts  for 
the  period  that  your  vessel  will  be  at  sea  show 
that  there  is  considerable  clanger  from  storms 
In  the  Southern  Atlantic  at  that  time.  Under- 
writers are  therefore  unwilling  to  take  ordinary 
risks.  We  find  that  we  can  insure  for  a  premium 
of  about  8%.  This  is,  of  course,  a  very  high 
rate,  but  we  think  that  it  will  be  impossible  to 
secure  anything  better.  We  are  unwilling,  how- 
ever, to  complete  the  insurance  without  consult- 
ing you. 

Kindly  inform  us  as  soon  as  possible  what  you 
desire. 

Yours  truly, 

BARNEY  AND  Co. 

EXERCISES. 
123 

Ask  your  agents  to  effect  the  insurance  of  a 
cargo  of  lumber  that  you  are  about  to  ship.  Give 
the  ports  of  shipping  and  of  destination,  the  name 
of  the  vessel,  captain,  etc.  Tell  your  agents  to 
secure  as  reasonable  insurance  as  possible  and 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  93 

charge   them   not  to  go  beyond   a  certain   limit 
without  consulting  you. 

124 

Give  an  account  of  a  shipwreck  on  the  rocks 
off  the  coast  of  Delaware.  State  all  the  circum- 
stances .you  know  about  it  and  draw  up  your 
claims  in  a  form  suitable  to  be  presented  to  the 
underwriters. 

125 

Write  a  letter  of  your  own  choosing  on  any 
phase  of  marine  insurance. 


XV.    AVISOS. 
126 

WANTED—  Girl  for  general  housework  ; 
three  in  family;  good  wages;  no  washing,  no 
house-cleaning;  references  required.  Call  morn- 
ings, 23  Harris  St. 

127 

A  GOOD  reliable  engineer  ;  steady  and  sober  ; 
with  first-class  papers  and  best  of  references, 
wishes  position.  Inquire  2  Norris  St. 

128 

TO  RENT:  Newly  furnished  suite  of  five 
rooms  ;  electric  light  ;  bath  ;  fine  location  ;  private 
family;  no  children;  reasonable. 

129 

WANTED  :  Position  by  window-trimmer 
and  sign  painter  ;  young,  original,  and  up-to-date  ; 
4  years'  experience  as  salesman  in  general  store  ; 
first-class  references. 

130 

FOR  SALE  :  Country  home  ;  9  rooms,  fine 
well  water,  barn,  hennery,  ice  house  filled,  ex- 
cellent view  over  lake  from  front.  For  particu- 
lars address  H.  G.  Andrews,  23  King  St.,  2nd 
floor. 


AGENTS  wranted  everywhere  to  sell  our  pop- 
ular policies  covering  all  accidents,  diseases  and 
occupations;  something  entirely  new  and  issued 
by  this  company  only  ;  easily  understood  and 
easily  sold  ;  costs  but  $6  per  annum  each,  payable 
monthly  if  desired  ;  large  commission  paid  im- 
mediately and  exclusive  territory  allowed. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  95 

132 

GENTLEMAN  and  wife  wish  modern,  steam- 
heated  five  or  six-room  appartments,  with  jani- 
tor ;  good  location  near  car  line.  Owners  of 
badly  kept  appartments  need  not  apply  ;  refer- 
ences required. 

133 

WANTED:  Competent  head  clerk  and  cor- 
respondent in  office  of  a  harness  factory  ;  must 
be  well  educated  and  a  good  penman,  and  thoro- 
ly  familiar  with  the  saddlery  business  ;  state  age, 
experience,  and  salary  expected. 

134 

SHIPPING  Clerk  wanted  for  wholesale  house  ; 
must  be  quick,  reliable,  experienced  and  unmar- 
ried. References  required. 

EXERCISES. 

J35 

Write  -an  advertisement  for  a  correspondent  in 
German  and  Spanish.  State  all  the  requirements 
that  you  demand. 


Advertise  a  house  that  is  to  rent.  Describe 
the  house  very  briefly  but  so  as  to  make  a  good 
impression  on  one  reading  the  notice. 

!37 

Consider  yourself  out  of  employment  and  ad- 
vertise for  a  situation  such  as  you  are  fitted  to 
hold. 

138 
Advertise  a  grocery  that  is  for  sale. 

139 
Write  any  advertisement  of  your  own  choosing. 


Notes 


NOTES. 


thru 

in  that  capacity 
I  am  32  years  of  age 
is  obliged  to  retire 
on  that  account 
as   soon   as   possible 
I     have     another     situation 
under  consideration 


por    medio    de. 

en   este   estado. 

tengo   treinta   y   dos   afios 

tiene  que   retirarse. 

por   consiguiente. 

lo   mas   pronto   posible. 

considero  otra  colocacion. 


now  vacant 

contents   noted 
give   you   a   trial 
in  the   event  of  efficiency 
if  possible 
•  at  your  earliest  opportunity 


dcsocupada     en     este     mo- 

mento. 

hemos  notado  su  contenido. 
acordarle   una   prueba. 
en  caso   de  eficiencia. 
si   sea   posible. 
tan   pronto   como   pueda. 


I  have  just  etc. 

have  been   employed 
I  have  no   doubt  about  be- 
ing able 


say:    Mr.  King  has  just  in- 
formed   me. 
use  present  tense, 
no   dudo   que   pueda. 


to   hand 

I   regret  exceedingly 

add  you  to  our  force 

find  the   right  man 


esta  a  mano. 

siento    mucho. 

juntarle  a  nuestros  em- 
•pleados. 

hallar  al  viajante  que  con- 
forme. 


speaks 

allow  me  to  say 

spare   time 


use   subjunctive, 
permita  Ud.  que  le  diga. 
tiempo  desocupado. 


100 


SPANISH 


acted    as    correspondent. 

inform,    appoint 

talk   the   matter   over 


Mr.   E 

give 

do 

in  all  respects 

in   behalf   of 


trabajado     de     corrcspondi- 

ente. 

use   subjunctive, 
discutir   el   asunto. 


10 


11 


soon   to   be   put 

in  the  way  of  introductions 

would  be  greatly   appreciated 


is   to 

branch   office 

as   unknown  a  city 

comply  with   his   request 

count    upon 


I   take  pleasure  in  saying- 
has    need 
in    what    high     esteem     we 

hold 
anything 


grant 

as   much  as  possible 

furthering 

in  our  turn 

to  be  of  use  to  you 


we   have  just  opened 
main 

to   know   thoroly 
that   it  will  be  to  your   ad- 
vantage 


el   Seiior   E 

use   subjunctive, 
use   subjunctive. 
de  todo  modo. 
a   favor   de. 


que  va  a  ponerse. 
presentandole. 

say :  I  would  greatly  appre- 
ciate. 


12 


ha  de. 

sucursal.    f. 

una  ciudad  tan  desconocida. 

llenar   su  peticion. 

contar  con. 


13 


me   gusta   mucho   decir. 
use   subjunctive, 
como   estimamos. 

todo. 


14 


den. 

lo  mas  posible. 

adelantar. 

cuando  toque   a   nosotros. 

servirles. 


18 


acabamos   de  abrir. 
principal, 
conocer  a  fondo. 
que   Uds.    ganaran. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE 


101 


19 


this    has    been    done 

include 

for  the   shoe   trade 

will    meet     with    your 

proval 
will  do  its  utmost 


ap- 


esto   se   ha   hecho. 

comprendra. 

para  el  comercio  de  calzada. 

tendra  su  aprobacion. 

hara   lo   que   pueda. 


20 


the     latest     and     most     im- 
proved  machinery 
in   the    future 
on  much  shorter  notice 
as   manager 
at   a   much   lower   figure 

-  will   be   sent   on   application 


21 


establish  a  firm 
for  the  transaction  of  bank- 
ing and  exchange 
as   regards 
long 

current   r«ce 
take   note    of 
below 


maquinaria     de     la     ultima 

perfeccion. 
por  lo  porvenir. 
en  mas   corto  plazo. 
en   cualidad  de   director, 
a     un     precio     mucho     mas 

barato. 
se   envia   a  peticion. 


fundar  una  casa. 

para    operaciones    de    banca 

y  de  cambio. 
en  cuanto  a. 
hace   mucho  tiempo. 
precio  corriente. 
notar. 
aba  jo. 


22 


cease 

present  month 

many 

continue 


to  take  the  liberty  to 
on  our  part 


acabara. 

mes   corriente. 

varies. 

use   subjunctive. 


27 


tomar   el   privilegio   de. 
por  nuestra  parte. 


28 


chief   correspondent 
the    reason    for    his    leaving 
you 


primer  correspondiente. 
el   motive   a  causa  del   cual 
le    dejo. 


SPANISH 


IO2 


29 


you   are  to  publish 

yet 

six  months  ago 

kindly  send 

above   commissions 
as  they  appear 


the  whole  to  be  delivered 

in   six   weeks 

before   binding   myself 

by  return   mail 


van   Uds.   a  publicar. 

ya. 

hace   seis   meses. 

tengan   Uds.    la   bondad    de 

enviar. 

encargos  ya  citados. 
al  publicar. 


30 


31 


This  is  the  result 

of  being  a  very  honest  man 

he  possest  considerable  for- 
tune 

the  cotton  brokerage  busi- 
ness 

the   wool   trade 

I  do  not  plead  his  cause 

to   be   of   advantage 

such   a   disappointment 


el  todo  de  los  cuales  deben 

ser  entregado. 
dentro   de   seis   semanas. 
antes    de   obligarme. 
a  vuelta  de  correo. 


aqui  tiene  Ud.  el  resultado. 

de    ser   muy   honesto. 

era  maestro  de  una  fortuna 

considerable, 
el  corretaje  de  algodones. 

el  comercio  de  lanas. 
no   aguyo   en   su   favor, 
ayudar. 
tal   chasco. 


38 


summer   stock 

we   have   in   stock 

summer  trade 

a   large   line 

in 

summer  dress  goods 

is    sure 


owing — overstocked 
100  bale  lots 
on   hand 


is   about  to 

to  take   advantage  of 


provision   para   el   verano. 

tenemos    en    almacen. 

comercio   del   verano. 

un   gran   surtido. 

de. 

tejidos  para  ropa  de  verano. 

no   faltara. 


39 


por  causa  de  estar  atestado. 
por  partijas  de  100  balas. 
en  almacen. 


40 


esta  para, 
aprovecharse    de. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE 


103 


kindly  let   us   know 
not  later  than 


a  few  days  ago 
corks  and   cork-woods 
to  grow  fewer 
and  if  so 
I  will  see 


41 


tengan   Uds.    la   bondad   de 

avisarnos. 
antes    de. 


pocos  dias  ha. 

corchos  y  alcornoques. 

disminuir. 

y  con  tal  que  sea. 

tendre  .  cuidado. 


42 


to  handle — draperies 

make    an   agreement 

doing  business  in  the  same 

articles  as  ourselves 
fall  to  our  charge 


que    comercie    en    nuestros 

lienzos. 

hacer~  contrato. 
comerciando      en      nuestro 

ramo. 
toquen  a  nosotros. 


47 


of  again  sending  you 
by  fast  train 
100  assorted 
watch   chain 
-the  wholesale   price   etc. 


neck   chain 
set  with 


I  am  entirely  out 


get  rid  of 

make   a  good   deal 


by   slow   freight 
-  on  a  New  York  bank 
it — approval 
by  wire 
price  on 


de  volver  a  enviarles. 

por  gran  velocidad. 

un   surtido   de   100. 

cadena  para  reloj. 

el   precio   al   por   mayor   de 

las   cuales  no   debe  exce- 

der  9  pesetas, 
cadena  para  cuello. 
engastados   de. 


48 


ya    se   ha   acabado   mi   pro- 
vision. 


49 


50 


telegrafiarme. 
desembarazarme. 
ganar  mucho. 

por   pequena  velocidad. 

a  cargo  de  un  banco  de  N.  Y. 

les   convendra. 

por   telegrama. 

precio   de. 


104 


SPANISH 


we — customers 

it  is  taking  very  well 


51 


up   to   standard 

may  have  been  due  to, 

may  have  been  caused  by 
mistake  in  mixing  orders 
is   entirely  unsuitable 

in  exchange   for 


say:     several     of     our    cus- 
tomers have  asked  for  it. 
tiene    buen    exito. 


hasta  el   marco. 
puede   deberse   a. 

al  confundir  de  ordenes. 
no      conviene      de      ningun 

modo. 
en   lugar   de. 


56 


which  will  be  shipped 

on   arrival 

in   return 

a    discount — concessions 


in  order  to  be  allowed 


say :    which  we  will   ship. 

al   llegar. 

en   cambio. 

un  descuento  de  2%  mas  de 
nuestros  descuentos  ordi- 
naries por  un  pagamento 
al  contado. 

para  recibirlo. 


57 


we   are  in   receipt   of 

the  price  the  goods  stand  at 

fresh   orders 


would   become    a   purchaser 

a  new  supply 

seriously 


hemos    recibido. 

el   precio   a   que   se   cotizan 

las  mercancias. 
nuevos   pedidos. 


58 


to  make  some  inquiries 
firms  you  gave  as  reference 

unless 

.  we   are   perfectly  willing  to 
on  credit 


comprana. 
otra   provision, 
de    veras. 


59 


pedir    algunos    informes. 
las    casas   a   las    cuales    nos 

referio   Ud. 

sino    (with  subjunctive), 
consentiremos   en. 
al   fiado. 


60 


to  make  any  difference  in 
are  so  little  in  accordance 
at  once 


mudar. 

acuerdan   tan    poco. 

de   seguida. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE 


105 


65 


instead 

the   blue — seller 


receiving  clerk 
-honor  the   draft 
sewing   silk 


al   lugar  de  estos. 

el  azul  no  se  vende  bien. 


66 


recibidor. 
pagare   la   letra. 
seda   para   coser. 


67 


more  than  three  weeks  ago 

rock   salt 

ample 

start   a   tracer   in   search   of 

the   car 

it  may  do  some  good 
from   this    end 


hace   mas   de   tres   semanas. 
sal  gema. 
bastante. 

poner  en  camino  tin  investi- 
gador  que  busqne  el  carro. 
puede    ayudarnos. 
de   esta. 


68 


order   from 

„  with   the   exception   of 
it  'will — me. 
the   front  cover 
by   mail 

bound   in   blue    cloth    with 
gilt  top 


pedir   a. 

a  excepcion  de. 
no  me  servira  para  nada. 
la   cubierta   de    frente. 
por   correo. 

encuadernado    de    tela    azul, 
dorado. 


69 


carefully 

-will  prove  good  sellers 
a  dead  stock 


for    some    time   past, 
.to    sell 
under — market 


casii   sales 

talk  the   matter   over 

take  the  matter  up 


exclusive  right 

if  these   conditions   etc. 


con    cuidado. 

se    vendran    facilmente. 

un    surtido   inutil. 


73 


desde    mucho    tiempo. 

que   venda. 

segun    las    condiciones      en 

que    se    halle    el    mercado 

de  etc. 

ventas  al  contado. 
descutir  el  asunto. 
darle  buena  acogida. 


74 


privilegio   exclusive, 
invert   the   clause. 


SPANISH 


tin- ware 

first 

as    a   last    resort 

put  them  up  to  auction 

if — payment 


hojalateria. 
al   principle, 
como  ultimo   recurso. 
pongalos    en    subasta. 
si  Ud.  puede  pagar  al  con- 
tado  6   en  30  dias. 


76 


at  so  low  a  price 
we  can  see  no  reason 
to  attach  blame 
in   charge 

is  sold  on  a  very  small  mar- 
gin 


a  un  precio  tan  bajo. 
no  podemos  ver  motive, 
echar  la  culpa. 
como  director. 
se  vende  a  muy  poca  ganan- 
cia. 


77 


unfounded 

know 

off  the  cape 

it  had  not  been  noticed 

to  get  as  much  as  he  did 


sin  fundamento. 

use   future, 
sobre   el   cabo. 
no  se  percibio. 
cobrar   tanto. 


82 


was  postponed 
out   of 
so 

on  or  about  the  27th 
she  will  be  a  month  behind- 
hand 
I  am  in  no  way  to  blame 


se   diferia. 

de   las. 

por  eso. 

cerca  del  27. 

se   atrasara   un   mes. 

no  tengo  ninguna  culpa. 


83 


owned  by  your  firm 

went   on  the   rocks   off  this 

port 

she  is  resting  easily 
it   is   to   be   feared 
to  pound  to  pieces 
struck 
safely 

let   considerable   water    into 

the  hold 
at  my  expense 


de  su  casa. 

escollo  sobre  este  puerto. 

apoya  tranquilmente. 
hay  que  temer. 
romperse  en  pedazos. 
escollo. 
sin   lesion. 


84 


dejo   entrar    bastante    agua 

en   la  bodega, 
a  mi   costa. 


COM  MICRCIAI,   CORRESPONDENCE 


107 


85 


I  have  on  hand 

to  .ask  you  to  act  as  agent 

if  you  cannot  do  any  better 

I  will  go  as  high  as 
I  hardly  need  add 
sea-worthy 
sail 


tengo  en  almacen. 

pedirle    que    trabaje    de    mi 

agente. 
si  Ud.  no  puede  efectuarlo 

por   menos. 
pagare  hasta. 
acaso   tengo   que   anadir. 
a  proposito  para  navegar. 
darse  a  la  vela. 


86 


will   be   just   what   you    re- 
quire 

1500  tons  burden 
bound  for 

to   put   in   your   freight 
this  amounts  to 
to   take   charge   of 
certainly 


91 


in   part   payment 

of   us 

it  is  already  a  month  over- 
due 

run 

that  you  would  like  an  ex- 
tension 

to  feel  rather  uneasy 

a   settlement,   a  payment 


le  convendra  a  Ud.  exacta- 

mente. 

de  carga  de  1500  toneladas. 
destinado   a. 
anadir   sti   flete. 
esta  sube  a. 
dirigir. 
en  todo  caso. 


en  pago  de  una  parte. 

a  nosotros. 

ya    hace    un    mes    desde    el 

vencimiento. 
continuar. 
que  querian  que  les   demos 

prorroga. 
estar   inquieto. 
use  definite  article. 


92 


I    beg   you    to     extend   the 

time  on  my  note 
entirely  covered 
small   in  themselves 
to  get  on  my  feet  again 


pido  que  Ud.  me  de  pror- 
roga de  mi  pagare. 

indemnizadas. 

aunque    scan   pequenas. 

para  volver  a  ponerme  en 
pie. 


93 


to  hold  rigidly  to 

we  must 

on  having  them 


insistir   en. 
tenemos  que. 

say:     that    they    should   be 
(esten). 


io8 


SPANISH 


by    that '  time 
worthless   stock 


a  ese  tiempo. 
mercaderias    sin   valor. 


94 


I  must  complain  of  the  lit- 
tle care 

this  is  all  the  more  to  be 
regretted 

as  far  as  the  ribbon  trade 
is  concerned 

I   can  only 

are   of  no   use  to   me 

elsewhere 


tengo  que  quejarme  del  poco 

esmero. 
lo  siento  tanto  mas  que. 

en   lo   concerniente   al   com- 

ercio   de   las   cintas. 
no  puedo  mas  que. 
me  sirven  de  nada. 
en   otra   parte. 


95 


should   be 

I  take  the  trouble  to 

what 

at    sight 

all   will   be   well 


in   the   event   of 

in    duplicate 
below 


sea. 

tomo  la  pena  de. 

lo   que. 

a   la  vista. 

todo  andara  bien. 


100 


en    caso    que 

tive). 

por   duplicata. 
abajo. 


sub June- 


101 


some  six  months  ago 

certain 

an  open   credit 

if  you  should  see  fit  to  take 

.the   matter   up 
$2500  of   stock 
collateral    security 


unos  seis  meses  ha. 
considerable, 
un    credito    descubierto. 
si    les    parece    a    Uds.    dar 
buena    acogida   al   asunto. 
acciones  al  importe    de  $2500. 
garantia   subsidiaria. 


102 


we  have  no  hesitation   in 

according  to 

on   receipt   of  the   securities 

calculated   semi-annually 

on  this  city 

payable   elsewhere 


no  tardamos  a. 

conforme    a. 

al   recibo  de  la  garantia. 

contado  cada  seis  meses. 

en   nuestra. 

qne  vencen  en  otras  partes. 


103 


-   referring  to 


referiendonos. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  log 

for  bills  de  letras. 

therein   mentioned  notadas. 

accede  to       •  acceder   en. 

104 

has   been   returned,   etc.  make  the  "Old  State  Bank" 

the   subject. 

there  has  been  a  mistake  hay  un  error. 

for   its   collection  para   cobrarlo. 

thru  .  por   medio    de. 

109 

have  gotten  in  to  difficulties         se    han    enredado. 

40  cents  on  the  dollar  40  por  ciento. 

each  cada  uno. 

if  proceedings — Court  si  no  se  instituyen  contra 

ellos  procesos  en  el  tri- 
bunal de  bancarrota. 

the  bankruptcy  suit  el   pleito   de   bancarrota. 

or  would  it  be  better  6  valdria  mas. 

let  matters  take  their  course  dejar  que  el  asunto  sea  lo 

que  sea. 

no 

as  to  which — pursue  tocante    al    mejor    modo    de 

obrar. 

force  matters  cobrarlo  a  la   fuerza. 

satisfy  their  creditors  para  pagar  a  sus  acreedores. 

in   short  en  suma. 

we    would    be    very    Jreluc-  votariamos  de  mala  gana. 

tant   to   vote 

a  lenient  policy  un   curso   clemente. 

Ill 

we   regret   exceedingly  sentimos   mucho 

assets   and  liabilities  activo  y  pasivo. 

meet  hacer   frente  a. 

we  have  thought — plan  lo  hemos  considerado  mejor. 

_  call    a    meeting  convocar   un  concurso. 

at  this  meeting  en   esta   junta, 

we  have  been  brought  nos  hemos  hallado. 

attend  this  meeting  asistiran  Uds.   a  la  junta. 

112 

meeting  of  the  creditors  concurso   de   acreedores 

held  que    sc    verifico. 


I  10 


SPANISH 


-   was   thoroly  investigated 
it  was  developed 
a   new   hand 
to  take  no  definite  steps 

was    adjourned 


in  less  than 

pay  off 

in  getting — aside 


se   examine)   a   fondo. 

se  descubrio. 

nn   novicio. 

que   no  tomarian   accion  di- 

cisiva. 
se  separo. 


113 


dentro  menos  de. 
liquidar. 

para   hacer    anular   la    deci- 
sion   del    tribunal. 


18 


to  acknowledge  the  receipt, 
on  its  return 


acusar  del  recibo. 
a  su  regreso. 


119 


for  us 

you   will   charge   us 


amount    of    insurance 

cost 

is   in  no  wise  favorable 


a  nuestro  cargo, 
pondran  a  nuestra  cuenta. 


120 


el  precio  del   seguro. 

los   gastos. 

no  es  de  las  mas  favorables. 


121 


official   report 

off 

which    nearly    wrecked    the 

vessel 

to  wash  overboard 
was  made 
underwriters 


proceso    verbal. 

sobre. 

que    faltaba    causar    naufra- 

gio. 

echar  a  la  mar. 
se  abrio. 
los  aseguradores  de  navios. 


122 


at  sea 

to   secure   anything  better 


en  la  mar. 
obtener  mejor. 


126 


girl   for  general  housework 
no  washing 


criada  de  casa. 

no    hay   blanqueadura. 


127 


steady  and   sober 
newly  furnished 


hombre   serio. 
amuebladas    de    nuevo. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE 

128 


1 1 1 


window-trimmer 
np  to  date 


country  home 
well    water 


covering 
-   payable  monthly 


badly  kept 


head  clerk 

thoroly  familiar  with 
the    saddlery   business 
salary   expected 


experienced 


adornista    de    escaparates. 
al  dia. 


130 


casa   de   campo. 
agua    de   pozo. 


131 


132 


indemnizando. 
se  paga  al  mes. 

mal   tenidas. 


133 


primer  dependiente. 
conocer   a   fondo. 
el  comercio  de  guarnicero. 
salario  qtie   se  pide. 


134 


habil. 


Vocabulary 


VOCABULARY. 


a,  an,  un,  una. 

abandon,    abandonar,    entregar. 

abate,  rebajar,  deducir,  irse  dis- 
minuyendo ;  -ment,  rebaja,  f. 

ability,  habilidad,   f.,  taleiito,  m. 

able    (to  be),   poder. 

about,  (approximately)  cerca 
de;  (of)  de;  (with  regard  to) 
respecto  de ;  to  be — to,  estar 
para. 

above,     adv.  arriba ;  prep,  sobre. 

abroad,  al  extranjero. 

absence,    ausencia,    f. 

absent,   ausente. 

absolute,  absolute,  a,  complete, 
a ;  -ly,  absolutamente. 

abstract,  (of  account),  estracto 
de  cuenta. 

accede,  acceder. 

accept,  aceptar ;  to — a  bill  of 
exchange, — una  letra  de  cam- 
bio  ;  to — for  honor  of  the 
drawer, — por  honrar  la  firma  ; 
-able,  admisible;  -ance,  acep- 
tacion;  non — ,  falta  de — . 

accident,    accidente,   m. 

accommodation,  conveiiio,  m ; 
ajuste,  m;  — bill,  billette  de 
deferencia. 

accompany,   acompanar. 

accordance,  to  be  in  —  with, 
acordar  con. 

according,  ( — to),  segun,  con- 
forme  a. 

account,  cuenta,  f. ;  — current, — 
corriente;  for — ,  por — ;  joint 
— ,  — ,a  mitad  ;  to  settle  an — , 
arreglar  una — ;  statement 
of — ,  alzada  de — ;  on;— of,  a 
causa  de ;  on  your — ,  a  cargo 
de  Vd. 

accurate,  acertado,   a. 
acknowledge,      admitir,      recono- 
cer ;    —the    receipt    of,    acusar 
el    recibo    de. 

acquainted,  to  be  with,  conocer. 
across,    prep,    a   traves   de. 
act,    ejecer;    — as,    trabajar    de ; 
n.    'hecho,    m. ;    — ion,    accion, 
f.  ;    -ive,    activo,    a. 


adapt,  adaptar ;  -ability,  adapta- 
bilidad,  f. 

add,   juntar,    afiadir. 

addition,  in — ,  ademas  ;  — al, 
adicional. 

address,  dirigjr  (se)  ;  n.  senas, 
f.  pi. 

adjourn,    separarse. 

adjudge,     adjudicar. 

adjust,  ajustar,  arreglar;  -ment, 
ajuste,  m.  ;  convenio,  m. 

admit,    admitir. 

adulteration,  adulteracion,  f., 
falsificacion,  f. 

advance,  adelantar ;  n.  aumento, 
m.  ;  — s,  adelantos,  anticipios, 
m. ;  — s  in  blank,  • — al  descu- 
bierto ;  — s  on  warrants,  — 
sobre  titulos ;  in — ,  anticipa- 
damente ;  — ment,  promocion, 

advantage,  ventaja,  f. ;  to  take 
—  of,  aprovecharse  de  ;  — ous- 
ly,  veiitajosamente. 

advertise,  avisar,  noticiar,  anun- 
ciar ;  — ment,  anuncio,  aviso, 
m. 

advice,  aviso,  consejo,  m. , 
without — ,  falta  de — ;  with- 
out further — ,  sin  otro — ;  a^ 
per — ,  segun — . 

advise,  aconsejar,  notificar,  in- 
formar. 

affair,    asunto,    negocio,    m. 

affirmatively,    afirmatiyamente. 

afford,    tener   los   medios    de. 

after  (time)  despues  de ;  (posi- 
tion), detras  de ;  conj.  des- 
pues que ;  -noon,  tarde,  f. ; 
-wards,  despues. 

again,  otra  vez ;  (with  verb), 
volver  a. 

against,    contra. 

age,  edad,  f.  ;  to  be  20  yrs.  of — , 
tener  20  afios. 

agency,    agencia,    comision,    f. 

agent,  ageiite,  representante, 
comisionista,  m. 

ago,  a  year  — ,  hace  un  aiio. 


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SPANISH 


agree,  convenir,  prometer ;  -able, 
agradable,  conveiiiente ;  -merit, 
acuerdo,  m. 

agriculture,    agricultura,    f. 

aid,    ayudar ;    n.    ayttda,    f. 

aim,    objeto,    m. 

alcohol,    alcohol,    m. 

alike,   igual,      adv.  igualmeiite. 

all,  todo,  a ;  not  at  — ,  de  nin- 
guii  modo. 

allow,  permitir,  coiiceder ;  -ance, 
galardoii,  m.  ;  rebaja,  f. 

alloy,    mezcla,    f. 

almond,   almendra,   f. 

almost,   casi. 

aloes,   acibar,   m. 

alone,    solo,   a ;    adv.    solo. 

alpaca,    alpaca,    f. 

already,    ya. 

also,   tambien. 

altho,    aunque. 

alum,    alumbre,    m. 

aluminum,    aluminio,    m. 

always,    siempre. 

amends,    indemnizacion,   f. 

American,    americano,    a. 

amicable,    amistoso,    a. 

ammoniac,   amoniaco,   m. 

among,    entre. 

amount,  moiitar,  subir ;  n.  im- 
porte,  montante,  m.  ;  canti- 
dad,  f.  ;  full — ,  total ;  to  the — 
of,  hasta  concurrencia  de. 

ample,   bastante. 

analogous,    analogo,   a. 

anchor,    ancla,    f. 

and,   y ;    (e  before  i-   and  hi-). 

annexed,   adjunto,   a. 

announce,    aiiunciar. 

annoying,    incomodo,    a. 

annual,    anual. 

annuity,    anualidad,    f. 

annul,  anular ;  -ment,  anulacion, 
f. 

annum,  ano,  m ;  per — ,  al  or 
por— . 

anonymous,    aiioiiimo,    a. 

another,    otro,    a. 

answer,  responder,  replicar ;  n. 
respuesta,  contestacion,  f. 

anticipate,   esperar,   anticipar. 

any  ( — one),  alguno,  a;  not 
any  ( — one),  no  ...  ningu- 
no,  a ;  110  ...  alguiio,  a ; 
(after  noun)  ;  — thing,  algo, 
alguna  cosa ;  — where,  en  al- 
guna  parte. 

apparatus,   aparato,  m. 

apartment    (s),    habitacioii,    f. 

appear,  parecer. 

applicant,    suplicaiite,   m. 


application,  aplicacion,  de-.r.anda, 

f.  ;    on — ,    a   peticioii,    f. 
apply    (for),    pedir,    solicitar ;    - 

at,    dirigirse   a. 
appoint,    senalar. 
appraise,    apreciar ;    — er,    perito, 
m ;    -er    at    auction,    perito    tasa- 

dpr;     — ing,     relacioii     de     pe- 

rites. 

appreciate,    apreciar,    estimar. 
approach,      acercarse ;      the     -ing 

month,    el    mes    que    viene. 
approval,    aprobacion,    f. 
approve    of,    aprobar. 
April,    abril,    m. 
Aragon,    Aragon,   m. 
arbiter,    arbitro,    m. 
arbitration,    arbitraje,   m. 
around,     alrededor     de ;     — here, 

por   aqui. 
arrange,    arreglar ;    -ment,    arreg- 

lo,    m. 

arrears,    atrasos,    m.    pi. 
arrival,   llegada,   f. 
arrive,   llegar. 
art,       arte,    f. 

article,   objeto,  articulo,  m. 
as,  como ;  as   .    .    .as,  tan   . 

como ;  —  soon  — ,   luego  que, 

tan    pronto    como. 
ask,    pedir,    preguntar. 
assets,    activo,    m. 
assign,   assignar ;   -ee,   siiidico  de 

la     quiebra ;     -ment,     quiebra 

cesion,    f. 

ass:st,'  ayudar,  -ance,   ayuda,   f. 
assortment,    surtido,    m. 
assume,    tomar. 
assurance,    garaiitia,    f. 
assure,    asegurar. 
at,    a,    en ;    —    last,    al    fin ;    - 

once,    al    instante. 
attempt,   y.,   tratar   de. 
attend,    asistir   a. 
attention,  cuidado,  m.  ;  atencion, 

attorney,   procurador,   m. 
a.uction,   subasta,  f.  ;   -eer,   subas- 

tador,   m. 

August,   agosto,,   m. 
author,    autor,    m. 
automobile,    automovil,    m. 
autumn,   otofio,  m. 
avail,   aprovechar ;   it  -s  nothing, 

nada    importa ;    -able,    disponi- 

ble. 
average,  11.   mediana,  f.  ;  adj.  or- 

dinario,    a,    medio ;    —    price, 

precio    medio ;    on    an   — ,    por 

termino    medio. 
avoid,    evitar. 


COM  M  KRCI  AT,  CORRESPONDENCE:  1 1 7 

await,    csperar.  belong,    pertenecer. 

aware,    (to    be),    saber.  below,    adv.    abajo,    prep,    debajo 

away,    (to  be),   estar  auseiite.  de ;   —  par,   a   descuento. 

beside,  al  lado  de ;  -s,  ademas. 
best,    mejor. 

B  better,    mejor ;    to   be   —    (worth 

more),   valer   mas. 

bad,    malo,    a.  between,    entre. 

bag,     saco,     m.;     travelling     — ,  beyond,  adv.  mas  alia,  prep,  mas 

maleta     f  a"a    de. 

baggage  '  bagaje    m  bicarbonate,    bicarbonate,    m. 

bail,    garantia,    fianza,    f.  bid,   ofrecimiento,  m  ;  -der,  pos- 

balance,    v.,    saldar ;    n.    balance,  tor>    "}.  ;    to    the   highest    -der, 

saldo,    m.  ;    to   —   an    account,  . al    meJ°r    Y    ultimo    Poster. 

cerrar   una  cuenta  ;  —  against  °}£>    &rallde. 

or  in  favor,  —  de  entrar  6  de  bill,     letra,     factura      f. ;    pagare, 

salida;  to  draw  a  — ,  hacer  un  ™:  >   —   book,    libro    de   venci- 

balance  nueiito  ;    dishonored   — ,   —   m 

bale,    bulto,    m.,    bala,    f.  quebranto  ;     —     of     exchange, 

ball    (of  string),   ovillo,   m.  letra   de  cambio ;   —  to  order, 

banana,    banana,    f.  -    a    la    orden ;    returned    — , 

bank,  banco,  m;  —  clerk,  mozo  -    devuelto ;    to    renew    a    — , 

del    — ;    to    place    in    the    — ,  renovar    un— ;    —    of    lading, 

poner  en  el  — ;  savings  — ,  —  wav   ~    conocimiento    de    em- 

de  ahorros;  -er,  banquero,  m;  barque     pohza    del    cargo. 

..-ing,    comercio    de    la    banca ;  bind,     obligar ;     (books)     eiicua- 

to   do    -ing   business,    hacer   la  ?ErnE'i        'mg'  ,     obligatory ; 

banca;    —    note,    billete    (m.)  (books)      encuadernacion,      f. ; 

de  banco;  -rupt,  quebrado ;  to  -ery,   taller   (m.)    de  encuader- 

become    a    -rupt,    hacer    quie-  .  nacion. 

bra ;    -ruptcy,    bancarrota.  black,    negro,   a. 

bargain,    ajuste,    trato,    m.  ;    over  "«««•    culpar ;    11.    culpa,    f. 

the  — ,  gaje  de  mercado.  Monte,    b  usa,    f. 

barley,    cebada,    f.  £  ue'    azuj:        . 

barn,    graiiero,    m.  ulun^er;    d^satmo'   m' 

barometer,   barometro,   m.  board,    bordo,   m.  ;    on  — ,    a   - 

barratry,    barateria,    f.  Put    on   "T»  Jf-.°- >^    P"fsto 

barrel,    barril,    m.  a~  5  ~  of  Trade    Tribunal  de 

basis,    fuiidamento,    m.  Comercio ;     —     of     Directors, 

bay,   bahia,   f.  la   Junta    directiva. 

be,   ser,  estar.  boat,    bote,    buque,    m.  ;    life   — , 

beach,  'playa,'  f.  bote     salvavidas ;      steam     — , 

bear,    llevar ;    —   in    mind,    tener  vapor,      m.  ;      -swain,      coiitra- 

presente ;     -er,     portador,     m. ;  maestre,    m. 

—   (stock  term),  bajista,  m.  body,    cuerpo,    m.      > 

because,   porque ;  —  of,   a  causa  bond,     obligacion,      f.  ;      (certifi- 

fle.  cate),     bono,     m.  ;     in    — ,     en 

become,    hacerse ;    —   due,    caer,  deposito. 

veneer.  book,    libro,   m.  ;    cash  — ,   —  de 

before,    (position),    ante,   delante  caja ;    check  — ,   —   talonario ; 

de;     (time)    antes    de ;    -hand,  day   — ,    diario,    m.  ;    —    keep- 

ames;    conj.,    antes    que.  ing,    teneduria   de  — s;    double 

beg,  pedir;    (wish),  querer.  entry     —     keeping,     teneduria 

begin,    empezar ;    to    —    corres-  de    — s    en    partida    doble;    — 

pondence,    entablar   relaciones.  keeper,     tenedor     de    — s ;     — 

behalf,   in  —  of,   a  favor  de.  seller,    hbrero,    m. 

behind,   adv.   atras ;   prep,   detras  boot,    bota,    f.  ;    double-soled   — , 

de;    to   be   —  hand,    —   time,  — de    dos    suelas. 

atrasarse.  boss,    patron,    amo,    m. 

belief,    creencia,    f.  both,   ambos  ;•*—...    and,   y    . . . 

believe,    creer.  y. 


Il8  SPANISH 

bottle,    botella,    f.  cerrar  un  — ;   to  take  care  of 

bottom,    fondo,    m.  one's    — ,    ctiidar    sus   — s;    to 

bottomry,   gruesa,   f.  buy  a  — ,      comprar  un  fondo 

boundary,    limite,   m.  de      comercio ;       retire       from 

bound    for,    destinado    a.  — ,    retirarse    de    los    — s ;    to 

box,    caja,    f . ;    cash    — ,    --    de  do   —   with,    tratar    con ;    adj. 

hierro ;    —    office,     oficina    de  comercial. 

locacion.  busy    (with),    ocupado    (en), 

bracelet,   bracelete,  m.  but,    pero,     (after    neg.    clause), 

braid,    franja,    f.  sino. 

branch,  ramo,  m. ;  —  house,  su-  button,  boton,  m. ;  —  hook,  cor- 

cursal,    f.  chete   de   — . 

brand,    marca     (f.)de    (fabrica);  buy,    comprar;    to    —    in    lump, 

cigars    of   the    best   — ,    cigar-  _  por  junto ;  _  on  credit,  — 

ros   de   la   primera   fabrica.  a  credito ;  —  second-hand,  - 

brandy,    aguardiente,    m.  de     Ocasi6n .    _    up>    acopiar ; 

BrSl/Kl^rTsil.  'er>    comprador,    rn.  ;    -ing,    n. 

bread,   pan,   m.  ;  —stuffs,   cereal-  compra,    1. 

es,  m.  pi. 

break,    romper ;   -age,   rotura,    f.  ;  p 

free     of    -age,     franco    de    ro-  ^ 

tura. 

breakfast,    almorzar ;    n.    almuer-  cabin,   choza,   t. 

zo,    m.  calculate,   contar. 

brewery,   cerveceria,   f.  calico,     calico,    m.  ;    printed    — , 

brick,    ladrillo,    m.  indiana,    f. 

bright,    luciente;    (coll.),    ingen-  call,   llamar,   visitar ;  —  a  meet- 

ioso,    a.  ing,    convocar    una    junta ;    — 

brilliant,   brilliante.  upon   for,    pedir   a. 

brimstone,   azufre,  m.  cambric,    batista,    f. 

bring,    llevar     traer;    to   —   suit,  camphor,    alcanfor,   m. 

entablar  pleito ;  to  —  to  light,  can>   poder  ;    (knOw  how)    saber. 

sacar      a      lUZ.  Tanarla       T?l     Panarla 

»  &5r3£*i~.   a.  SSft Jt?S±.  ;  **  an- 

broad,    ancho,    a;    —    brimmed,  ulacion,    L 

de    ala    ancha.  candle,    candela,    bujia,    i.  ;    wax 

broker,     corredor     (m.)     de     co-  — »   ~^e   cera- 

mercio ;    bill    — ,    corredor    de  cane,    baston,    m. 

cambio ;    stock    — ,    agente    de  caoutchouc,    goma    elastica,    f. 

cambio ;    -age,    corretaje,    m.  cap,    gorra,    f. 

bronze,    b'ronce,    m.  capacity,     capacidad,     f. 

brooch,    broche,    m. ;    alfiler    de  capable,  capaz. 

pecho.  cape,    cabo,   m. 

brother,     hermaiio,    ,m.  ;     —     in  capital,       capital,       caudal,       m ; 

law,    cufiado,    m.  floating  — ,  —  fluctuaiite  ;  roll- 
brush,   cepillo,   m.  jng  — >  —  circulaiite  ;  stock  — , 
buckle,    hebilla,   f.  fondos ;   to  put  a  —  on  inter- 
budget,    presupuesto,    m.             .  est    coiocar  un  __. 
build,     construir;    -mg,     edificio,  captain>    Capitan,    m. 

bun,'   toro;    (stock    term),    j»g.-  ^^^''^^T} 

dor    a   la   alza.  _  j      ,    j                  d            carro 

bu    fonn>  ba,?rUanC1f°'    ^     •  card'  carta'  tarJeta'  f'  '•  ~  b°afd' 

burden     carea     f  carton,    m.  ;    playing   -s,    nai- 

busines's,  comercio,  negocio,  n,  ;  Pes,    m,  pi.  ;    baraja,    f. ;    pat- 

—  is  very  active,  los  — s  estan  tern  — ,  mostruario,  m.  ;  visit- 

muy    activos;    to    delay    a    — ,  ing    — ,    tarjeta,    f.  ;    post    — , 

retrasar  un  — ;  to  finish  a  — ,  tarjeta    postal. 


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119 


care,  cuidado,  m. ;  esmero,  m.  , 
-ful,  cuidadoso,  diligente ;  to 
be  — ,  tener  cuidado ;  -less- 
ness,  negligencia,  f. 

cargo,  carga,  f.  ;  return  — ,  — 
de  vuelta. 

carpet,  tapiz,  m.  ;  (rug),  alfom- 
bra,  f. 

carriage,  coche,  m.,  carroza,  f. ; 
(transportation),  porte,  m. 

carrier,   carretero,   m. 

carry,  llevar,  traer ;  —  on  cor- 
respondence, hacer  la  corres- 
pondencia ;  amt.  carried  for- 
ward, el  traslado. 

case,  caja,  bolsa,  f.  ;  estuche,  m. ; 

cigar  — ,  petaca,  f.  to  pack  in 
— ,  encajenar ;  in  — ,  en  caso 
que. 

cash,  dinero,  m. ;  dinero  con- 
tante ;  -ier,  cajero,  m. 

cask,    barrica,    f.,    barril,    m. 

Castile,  Castilla,  f. ;  New  — ,  — 
la  Neuva;  Old  — ,  —  la  Vieja. 

catalog,   catalogo,   m. 

Catalonia,   Cataluna,  f. 

catch,   cojer. 

cattle,   ganado,  m. 

cause,  causar,  obligar  (a)  ;  n. 
causa,  f.  ;  motive,  m. 

cease,   acabar. 

cellar,  sotano,  m. ;  wine  — ,  can- 
tina,  f. 

cement  (together),  enlazar,  n. 
cemento. 

cent,  centavo,  m.  ;  per  — ,  pot 
ciento ;  the  percentage,  el  tan- 
to  por  ciento. 

center,    centre,   punto,    m. 

central,    central. 

century,   siglo,   m. 

certain,  cierto,  particular ;  -ly, 
en  todo  caso,  por  cierto. 

certificate,    certificado,    m. 

chain,  cadena,  f. 

Chamber  of  Commerce,  L,a  Jun- 
ta de  Comercio. 

change,  mudar ;  (money),  cam- 
biar ;  n.  mudanza,  modifica- 
cioii,  f.  ;  cambio,  m. 

chapter,    capitulo,    m. 

character,  character,  m. ;  genio, 
m.  ;  -istically,  caracteristica- 
meiite. 

charcoal,    carbon    (m.)    de    lefia. 

charge,  notar,  llevar  al  debito, 
poner  en  cuenta,  cargar ;  n. 
cargo,  m.  ;  acusacion,  f. ;  to 
have  —  of,  dirigir ;  in  —  of, 
encargado  de ;  — s,  gastos,  m. 
pi. ;  shipping  — s,  gastos  de 
puesta  a  bordo. 


charter,  fletar ;  n.  contrata  (f.) 
de  fletamento ;  —  party,  carta 
partida. 

check,    cheque,    m. 

chemical,  quimico,  m.  ;  adj.  qui- 
mico, a. 

chemist,    quimico,    m. 

chief,    jefe,    m. 

child,  nino,  a ;  muchacho,  a,  m. 
and  f. 

choose,    elegir,    escojer. 

cider,    sidra,    f. 

cigar,  puro,  m.  ;  -et,  cigarillo,  m. 

circuit,  circuito,  m. ;  to  make 
the  —  of,  circundar. 

circular,  circular ;  —  letter,  car- 
ta — . 

circulation,   circulacion,   f. 

circumference,    circunferencia,    f. 

circumstance,    circunstancia,   f. 

city,  ciudad,  f. ;  —  government, 
ayuiitamiento,  m. 

claim,  reclamar ;  n.  pedido,  m. ; 
reclamacion,  f. ;  -ant,  el  hab- 
iente  derecho. 

clasp,   broche,    ^n. 

class,  classify,  clasificar;  n. 
clase,  f. ;  -ic,  clasico,  a. 

clean,    limpio,    a. 

clear,  claro,  a ;  -ly,  claramente ; 
to  —  from  the  custom  house, 
desaduanar. 

clerk,  dependiente,  empleado, 
m.  ;  collecting  — ,  —  de  co- 
branzas. 

climate,   clima,   m. 

close,    cerrar. 

closing,    cierre,    m. 

cloth,  pano,  m.  ;  tela,  f.  ;  tejido 
de  algodon,  de  lana ;  —  trade, 
paneria,  f. ;  table  — ,  manteles 
(m.  pi.)  de  mesa;  twilled  — , 
pano  cruzado. 

clothes,  traje,  m. ;  ropa,  f . -, 
ready  made  — ,  traje  hecho. 

coal,    carbon,    m. 

coast,  costa,  f.  ;  -ing  trade,  ca- 
botaje,  m.  ;  -wise,  a  lo  largo 
de  la  costa. 

coffee,  cafe,  m. ;  ground  — ,  — 
en  polvo. 

coin,    moneda,    r. 

cold,    frio,    a. 

collateral,  subsidiario,  a;  —  se- 
curity, garantia  — . 

collect,  cosrar ;  -tion,  cobran- 
za,  f. 

college,    colegio,    m. 

color,  color,  m.  ;  dark  — ed,  os« 
euro,  a ;  this  color  comes  off, 
este  -  -  destine ;  — less,  in- 
coloro,  a. 


120  SPANISH 

comb,    peiiie,    m ;    large    toothed  consent,    consentir ;    n.    acuerdo, 

— ,    escarpidor,    m.  m.  ;    by   mutual   — ,    de    comun 

come,    venir  ;    —    back,    volver  ;  — . 

—  in,    eiitrar ;    —   out,    salir ;  consequence,      consecuertcia,      f; 

—  up,    subir.  in   — ,    por   resulta,    (f). 
comfits,   chochos,   m.   pi.  consequently,     por    consiguiente, 
command,    mandar ;    n.    mandaii-  por   lo   tanto. 

iento,    m.  consider,    considerar ;    -able,    bas- 

commence,   empezar    (a).  tante ;    -tion,    consideracioii,    f. 

commercial,    comercial ;    —   trav-  consign,    coiisignar ;    -ee,    consig- 

eller,    agente    viajero.  iiatario,    m.  ;    -er,    consignador, 

commission,   comision,   f.  ;   encar-  m.  ;    -ment,    consignacion,    f. 

go,    corretaje,    m;    —    agency,  consist,    (of),   consistir,    (en). 

casa    de    comision ;    —    agent,  constitute,    constituir. 

comisionista,    m.  consul,    consul,   m. 

common,    comun.  consult,    coiisultar. 

company,      compania,      sociedad,  consume,    consumir. 

f.  ;    stock   —    (limited),    — -   en  consumption,    consume,    m. 

comandita.  contain,    contener. 

compel,    obligar.  contented     (with),     contento,     a, 

competent,     competeiite.  (de). 

competition,     coiicurrencia,     f.  contents,    contenido,    m. 

competitor,   competidor,   m.  continually,    de   continue, 

complain   (of),  quejarse   (de).  continuation,     contiiiuacioii,     f. 

complaint,    queja,    f.  continue,    continuar,    seguir ;    -d, 

complete,    completar ;    adj.    com-  continue,   a. 

pleto,    a.  contract,  conveiiio,  contrato,  m.  ; 

comply  with,   llenar.  adjudication,    f.  ;    by    — ,    por 

compose,  componer.  adjudicacion  ;    by    private    — , 

compositor,    cajista,    m.  de  buenas   4  buenas .   to  work 

CO-P?mnedrest?dfeteCr°esn^meS)t0-.a ''  by  -,  trabajar  a  destajo  ;  -or, 

compress,   comprimir.  adjudicatario,    m. 

comprize,   comprender.  contrary,    contrano,    m.  ;    on   the 

compromise,    n.    arreglo,    conve-  — >   al        • 

ni0)    m>  contribute,    contribuir. 

concern,    n.    casa,    f.  ;    -ing,    re-  convenience,   comodidad,    f. 

specto    de.  convenient,    (to  be  —  for),  con- 
concession,     coiicesion,    f.  ;     cash  venir    a. 

— ,    descuento,    m.  convince,    conveiicer. 

conclude,    concluir.  co-partnership,    sociedad..    f. 

conclusion,    termino,    m.  copper,    cobre,    m.  ;    —    money, 

condition,  condicion,  f.  ;  in  good  moneda   de   — ;    —  ware,    cal- 

or   bad   — ,    bieii    6    mal    aeon-  dereria,    f. 

dicioiiado.  copy,    copia,    f.  ;     (of    a    publica- 

conduct,    coiiducir;    n.    conducta,  tion),    ejemplar,    m. 

f.  cork,    corcho,    m.  ;    —   wood,    al- 

confection,    confeccion,    f.  cornoque,    m. 

confide,    coiifiar    en ;    —    to,    en-  corn,   maiz,   m. 

tregar   a.  corner    (reentant  angle),   rmcon, 

confidence,   confianza,   f.  m.  ;     (salient),    esquina,    f. 

confidently,    confidencialmente.  correct,    corregir ;    adj.    correcto, 

confirm,    confirmar.  a ;     exacto,     a. 

conform,    conformar ;   -able,   con-  correspondence,  correspondeiicia, 

forme.  f- 

confront,    tropezar   con.  correspondent,      correspoiidiente, 

connections,     relaciones,     f.     pi.  ;  correspoiisal,    m. 

to   form  — ,   procurarse   — .  cost,     costar ;     n.     precio,     coste, 

conscientiously,            escrupulosa-  m.  ;  net  — ,  —  neto,  —  price, 

mente.  precio    de    coste. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  121 

cotton,    algodon,    m.  ;    —    cloth,  date,    fechar ;    n.    fecha,    f.  ;    un- 

pano    de    — ;     picked    — ,    -  der  —  of,  en  —  de  ;  up  to  — , 

mondado ;    —   quilting,    —   pi-  al    dia,    moderno,    a. 

cado ;    raw    — ,    —    bruto  ;    —  day,  dia,  m.  ;  —  of  grace,  —  de 

tissue,   tejido   de  — ;   —  yarn,  favor  6  respiro  ;  at  6  — s  sight, 

hilo  de  — ;  —  goods,  cotonia,  a    6   —   vista ;    —   before    yes- 

f.  terday,    anteayer ;  —  after  to- 

count,   contar ;   —  upon,  —  con.  morrow,    pasado    manana. 

counterfeit,    falsificar ;    n.    falsifi-  dead,    mtierto,    a. 

cacion,    f.  deal  (in),  comerciar  en;  — with, 

countermand,    contramandar.  tratar    con ;    a    preat    — ,    mu- 

counting    house,    mostrador,    m.  ;  cho ;    -er,    vendedor ;    -ing,    co- 

onciiia,   f.  mercio,    m. 

country,    pais,    m.  ;    campo,    m.  ;  death,   muerte,    f. 

—home,   casa   de   campo.  debit,   debe,  cargo,   m.  ;   to  place 

county,    condado,    m.  ,  J°  the.  —  of,  llevar  al  —  de. 

^r^^Sra^-el^^    °*  floating    ^     flotage ;  "to 

CTuSee'    °'f  eT  srtie^r5'01    ^  dtut^or^deTdorrT1-     *" 

court    Tribunal?   "(royal),  »«?**>«•  |ciemb£  m. 

corte,    f.;    bankruptcy    — ,    tri-  Decide,    d«fdir- 

bunal    de    bancarrota  decipher,    descifrar 

cover     (with),    cubrir     (de)  ;    —  decision,   decision,   f 

territory,     atravesar ;     —     dis-  decline,     perderse,     detenorarse ; 

tance,   recorrer  ;  to  be  covered  (refuse)    rehusar. 

by  insurance,   ser  indemnizado  decrease,   desperdicio,  m. 

por   seguros ;    n.    cubierta,    f.  decree,    decretar. 

cravat,    corbata,    f.  deduct,    sacar,    dedttcir ;    -ion,    re- 
credit,   acreditar ;  n.  credito,  m.  ;  duccion,      remesa,      deduccioii, 

letter     of     — ,     carta     de     — ;  f-  ;   all  — ions  made,  todas  — s 

blank    — ,    —    en    bianco;    on  hechas. 

— ,  a  — ;  al  fiado ;  to  place  to  deed,    accion,    f. 

the  —  of,  llevar  a  —  de ;   -or,  deep,    profundo,    a. 

acreedor,    m.  deficiency,    deficit,    deficit,    m. 
crew,    tripulacion,    f.  definite,     exacto,     decisivo,     ter- 
crisis,   crisis,   f.  minante ;     —     news,     noticias 
crop,    cosecha,    f.  ciertas. 
cultivation,   explotacion,   f.  defray,    pagar. 
curator,    curador,    m.  degree,    grado,   m. 
current,   corriente.  delay,  pararse ;  n.  tardaiiza,  pro- 
customer,     cliente,     parrdquiano,  roga,     espera,     f.  ;     with     the 

m.  shortest   — ,    en    la    mas   breve 

customs,    aduana,    f.  ;    —   house,  — . 

aduana,    f.  ;    —    house    officer,  delegate,    delegado,   m. 

aduanero,    m.  deliberation,    coiisulta,    f.  ;    with 

cut,  cortar  ;  —  glass,  vidrio  (m.)  — ,   con  premeditacion. 

tallado.  delight,     deleitar ;     to     be    — ed, 

cuttlefish,  jibia,    f.  —    se. 

deliver,     entregar,     expedir ;     (of 

a      letter)      poner      entre      las 

D  manos    de ;    -ery,    libranza,    eii- 

trega,   f. 

daily,      diariamente ;     —     paper,  demand,     pedir,     exigir ;     n.     de- 

diario,  m.  manda,  suplica,   f.  ;  pedido,  m. 

damage,    dafiar,    deteriorar ;    -ed,  denounce,     declarar,     hacer     uiia 

averiado ;     -s,     danos,     m.     pi.  declaracioii. 

to  pay  -s,   pagar  danos  y  per-  depart,   partir ;   -ure,   partida,   f. ; 

juicios.  -ment,   rayo,   m.  ;    seccioii,    f. 

danger,    peligro,    m.  deposit,    deposito,    m. 


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SPANISH 


describe,    describir. 

description,    descripcion,    f. 

desert,    abandonar. 

deserve,    merecer. 

desire,  querer,   desear;  n.   deseo, 

m. 
despatch,    despachar,    expedir ;  n. 

expedicion,    f. ;    telegrama,    m. 
destination,    destine,    m. 
detail,  detalle,  m. ;  in  — ,  al  me- 

nudo,   con   pormenores. 
detrimental,  perjudicial. 
develop,    descubrir    (se)  ;    n.    de- 

sarrollo,    m. ;    -ment,    revelaci- 

6n,    f.  ;    desarrollo,    m. 
devote,   consagrar. 
die,   morir. 

different,    diferente,    distinto,    a. 
difficult,    dificil;    -ty,    dificultad, 

f. ;   to   get  into  -ty,   enredarse. 
diploma,   diploma,  m. 
direct,    dirigir ;    adj.    directo,    a ; 

-ly,    directamente. 
dirty,  sucio,  a. 
disadvantage,    desventaja,    f. 
disappointment,  chasco,  m. 
disaster,    siniesto,    m. 
disbursement,  desembolso,  m. 
disclose,   divulgar. 
discommode,    incompdar. 
discontinue,    discontinuar ;   to  — • 
.  .business,   liquidar. 
discount,      descontar ;      n.      des- 

cuento,   m.  ;  rate  of  — ,  precio 

de   — . 

discover,    descubrir. 
discretion,  discrecion,   f. 
disease,  enfermedad,   f. 
dishonor :   a  bill,  rehusar  de  pa- 
gar. 

disinterested,  imparcial. 
disposal,  disposicion,  f. 
dispose  (of),  desembarazarse  de ; 

to  be  -ed   to,   ser  inclinado  a. 
disposition,    indole,    f. 
dissatisfy,    desagradar. 
dissolution,  disolucion,  f. 
distinguish,    distinguir. 
distribution,    reparto,   m. 
district,    distrito,    m. 
ditto,   idem. 

dividend,  dividend©,  m. 
division,  particion,  f.  ;  reparto, 

m. 
do,    hacer ;    —   without,    pasarse 

sin. 

document,  titulo,  m. 
dollar,  duro,  peso,  m. 
door,  puerta,  f. ;  —  keeper,  por- 

tero,    m. 
double,   doble. 


doubt,  dudar ;  n.  duda,  f. ;  -less, 
sin  duda. 

dozen,  docena,  f. ;  by  the  — , 
a  la  — . 

down:   ($50  — ),  $50  al  contado. 

draft,  pico,  apunte,  m.  ;  to  bal- 
ance a  — ,  hacer  el  — ;  re- 
mittance in  full  of  — ,  remesa 
por  apunte;  by  —  on,  a  cargo 
de. 

drapery,  colgadura,  f. 

draw,  (a  draft),  girar;  to  —  in 
blank,  —  a  descubierto ;  to 

—  up,    redactar;    -ee,    tirade, 
m.  ;   -er,   girador,   m. 

dress,  vestirse ;  n.  vestido,  traje, 
m.  ;  —  maker,  costurera,  f. 

drought,    sequia,    f. 

druggist,   droguero,  m. 

dry,   secar ;   adj.   seco,   a. 

due,    debido,    a ;    atribuido,    a. 

duly,  debidamente. 

duplicate,  duplicata,  f. ;  done  in 
— ,  por  duplicata. 

during,    durante. 

dust,  polvo,  m. 

duty  (moral),  deber,  m. ;  (cus- 
toms), derecho,  m. ;  ad  va- 
lorem — ,  — •  ad  valorem;  ex- 
port — ,  los  — s  de  salida ; 
import  — ,  los  — s  de  entrada ; 

—  paid,   — pagado. 
dye,    teiiir,    n.    tinte,    m. 


each,   cada ;   —  one,   —  uno,   a ; 

—  other,  el  uno   (al)   otro% 
ear,    oreja,    f. ;     (hearing),    oido, 

m.  ;    —    ring,    pendiente,    m. 
early,      temprano,      a;      earliest 
(first),    proximo,    a;    at    your 

—  convenience,     tan     pronto 
como    pueda. 

earn,   gaiiar. 

earnest  money,   prenda,   f. 

earth,    tierra,    f. ;    -en    ware,    va- 

jilla    (f.)    de   barro. 
ease,    facilidad,    f. 
easily,    facilmente. 
East,  Oriente,  m.  :  -ern,  oriental, 
easy,    facil. 

edition,    edicion,    f.    numero,    m. 
editor,  redactor,  m. 
educate,    educar,    instruir. 
effect,  efectuar;  n,  efecto,  m. 
egg,    huevo,    m. 
eight,    ocho. 
eighteen,   diez   y   ocho. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE 


eighty,    ochenta. 

either,  imp  u  otro ;  conj.,  —  or, 

6    ...    6 ;    neg.    ni    ...    ni. 
elect,    elegir. 
electric,   electrico,  a. 
eleven,   onze. 

else,  something,  otra  cosa ;  noth- 
ing — ,   no    ...    otra  cosa ;  — 

where,  en  otra  parte. 
embargo,    embargo,    comiso,    m. 
embark,    embarcar. 
embarrass,      embarazar ;      -ment, 

embarazo,   m. 
embezzle,    hurtar;    -ment,   hurto, 

m. ;    distraccion   de  fondos. 
embroider,     bordar ;     -y,     borda- 

dura,  f. 
emergency,    fuerza    (f.)    mayor; 

in  case  of  — ,   en  caso  de  — . 
emperor,    emperador,   m. 
employ,     emplear ;     -er,     patron, 

dueno,  m. ;  -ee,  empleado,  m. ; 

-ment,  empleo,  m. 
empty,  vacio,  a. 
enable,    permitir. 
enamel,  esmaltar ;  n.  esmalte,  m. 
enclose,   incluir,   juntar ;   -ed,   in- 

cluso,   a. 

encounter,    encontrar. 
end,  acabar ;  n.  fin,  m. ;  to  that 

— ,   con  este  objeto. 
endeavor,   tratar    (de),  procurar. 
endorse,    endosar ;    -ment,    endo- 

so,    m. ;    -er,    dador,    librador 

de   vale. 

endow   (with),   dotar   (de). 
engage     in,     ocuparse     en;     -ed, 

ocupado ;       -ment,       contrato, 

compromise,    empefio,    m. ;    to 

honor    one's    — ,    hacer    honor 

a  sus  — s ;  written  — ,  —  por 

escrito ;  to  make  an  — ,  hacer 

contrato. 
engine,    maquina,    f. ;    steam   — , 

— •   de   vapor ;    -eer,    ingeniero, 

maquinista,  m. ;   -eering,   inge. 

nieria,    f. 

England,    Inglaterra,   f. 
English,  ingles,   a. 
enjoy,    gozar  de. 
enough,    bastante. 
enter,    entrar    en;    (in    a    book), 

llevar ;  —  upon,  emprender. 
enterprise,   empresa,   f. 
entertain,     admitir,     hospedar. 
entire,     entero,     a;     -ly,     entera- 

mente,   por  complete, 
envelope,    sobre,    m. 
equal,  igualar   (a)  ;  adj.  igual. 
equip,     equipar ;    -ment,    equipo, 


erase,    borrar,    tachar   lo    escrito. 
erection,    ereccion,    coiistruccion, 
f. 

cepted,    salvo    error, 
escape    (from),    escaparse,  '  (de). 
especially,    especialmente,    sobre 

todo. 

essay,    prueba,    f. ;    ensayo,    m. 
essential,    esencial. 
establish,       establecer,       fundar ; 

-ment,      establecimiento,      m. ; 

fundacion,     creacion,     f.  ;     ex- 
penses of  — ,  gastos  de  — . 
estate,     (property),     bienes,     m. 

pi. ;   country  — ,  hacienda  rus- 

tica,   casa   de   campo. 
esteem,    estimar. 
estimate,   estimar,  valuar,   tasar ; 

n.,    cuenta    detallada    por    me- 

nor ;   calculo,   m. 
Europe,    Europa,    f. ;    European, 

europeo,    a. 
.even,    aun,    hasta. 
event,  evento,  m. ;  in  the  —  of, 

en    caso    de. 
ever,    (always),    siempre ;    (in    a 

question)    jamas,    alguna   vez ; 

not  — ,    no    ...    nuiica ;    (no), 

jamas. 
every,  (one),  todo,  a;  cada, 

uno,    a) ;    —    body,     todo    el 

mundo;  —  time,  cada  vez. 
exact,     exacto,     a ;     -ly,     exacta- 

mente. 
examination,     investigacion,     f. ; 

examen,    m. 
examine,      verificar,      examinar ; 

-er,    verificador,    comprobador, 

m. 

exceed,    exceder,   pasar    (de). 
excellent,   excelente. 
exception,     excepcion,     f. ;     with. 

the   —   of,    a   —   de;    -al,    ex- 

cepcional. 
excess,    exceso,    m. 
exchange,     cambio,     m.  ;     (stock 

— ),    bolsa,    lonja,    f.  ;    closing; 

of    the    — ,    cierre    de    la    — ; 

at    the    rate    of    — ,    al    curso 

de   la  bolsa ;    bill   of  — ,    cam- 

bial,   m. ;    in   —  for,    en.   lugar 

de. 

exclusive,    exclusive,    a. 
execute,    ejecutar. 
execution,  ejecucion,  f. 
exhaust,    gastar. 
exhibit,     demostrar ;     n.     exhibi- 

cion,   f. 
expect,    esperar,    contar    con. 


124  SPANISH 

expedient,     oportuno,     a  ;     expe-  fall,  caer ;  —  due,  veneer ;  —  to 

diente.  one's    charge,    tocar    a. 

expenditure,     gastos,    costes,    m.  false,    falso,    a. 

pi.  familiar    (to   be   —  with),    coiio- 

expen.se,    -s,     gastos,    costes,    m.  cer    a    fondo. 

pi.  ;    small,    incidental   — ,    gas-  family,    familia,    f. 

tos     imprevistos ;     free    of    — ,  fan,    abanico,    m. 

franco,     a;     all    —     deducted,  far,   lejos ;   as  —  as,   hasta ;   how 

deducidos    los    - — ;    —    not    in-  — ,    hasta    donde. 

eluded,    no    comprendidos    los  farm,     hacienda,     f.  ;    -ing,     agri- 

—  ;  postage  — ,  —  de  correo  ;  cultura,    labranza,    f. 
installation   — ,   - —   de   instala-  fashion,  moda,  f.  ;  latest  — ,  ulti- 
cion.  ma  — . 

expensive,    cosloso,    a.  fault,    culpa,    f. 

experience,    experiencia,    f.  ;    -ed,  favor,    favorecer ;    11.    favor,    m.  ; 

habil.  do    a    — ,    hacer   —    de  ;    -able, 
expert,   perito,    a.  favorable ;       -ably,       favorable- 
expiration,    vencimiento,    m.  meiite. 
explain,    explicar.  fear,   temer ;   n.   temor,  m. 
explanation,    explicacion,    f.  feasible,   practicable, 
export,      exportar,      expedir ;      n.  feather,     pluma,     f.  ;     ostrich    — , 

salida,    exportacioii,    f.  ;    -ation,  —   de   avestruz. 

exportacion,    f.  ;    -er,    exporta-  February,    febrero,    m. 

dor,    m.                                               •  fee,    fees,    estipendo,    salario,   m. 

exposition,     exposicion,     f.  feel,    sentir,    considerar. 

expose,     exponer,     descubrir.  felt,   fieltro,   m. 

express,     expresar ;     n.     expreso,  few,     pocos,     as ;     algunos,     as ; 

m.  unos,    as. 

expropriation,    expropriacion,    f.  ;  fierce,    feroz,    violeiito,    a. 

forced  — ,  —  forzosa.  fifteen,    quince, 

extension,    extension,    f.  ;    —    on  fifty,    cincuenta. 

a   note,    prorroga,    f.  figure,    figuro,    m ;    (price),    pre- 

-extensive,    extensive,    a.  cio,    m. 

extent,    extension,    f.  ;    to   the   —  file,    lista,    f. 

—  of,    hasta    la    concurrencia  fill,     lleriar,     ocupar ;     —     with, 
de.  llenar    de. 

extra,    extra,    ademas,    extraordi-  financial,    monitario,    a. 

nario.  final,    final,    decisive,    a ;    ultimo, 

extract,     extrato,     resumen,     m.  ;  a ;    -ly,    al  fin. 

—  of    an    account,    alzado    de  find,    hallar ;    —    out,    averiguar. 
una    cuenta  fine,     11.     multa ;     adj.     fino,     a ; 

extreme,     extreme,     a;     -ly,     ex-  bueno,   a;   extra  —,   extra  — ; 

tremamente  super  — ,    superfino,    a. 

eyr™rrr- .i*t,  vista,  i.  i**^.^^, ... 

fir,   abeto,  m. 

p  fire,    fuego,    m.  ;    lumbre,    f.  ;    to 

set  —  to,   incendiar. 
firm,   casa,   f.  ;   casa  de  comercio. 

fabric,   tejido,   m.  first,   primero,    a;    at  — ,    a   prin- 

facilitate,    facilitar.  cipio ;     —     class,     de     primera 

facilities,    facilidades,    f.    pi.      _  clase. 

fact,  hecho,  m.  ;  in  — ,  en  efecto.  fish,    pez,    m.  ;     (food),    pezcado, 

factor,    factor,    m.  m. 

factory,       fabrica,      manufacture,  fit  out,   armar    (un  buque). 

f.  five,    cinco. 

fail,    quebrar ;    —    to,    dejar    de ;  fix,    fijar,    decidir,    senalar. 

-ure,    quiebra,    f.  flag,   bandera,   f. 

fair.  adj.  justo,  a  ;  -ly,   bastante.  flavor,    sabor,   m. 

faith,  creeiicia,  fe,  f.  ;  to  have  —  flax,  lino,   m.  :  raw  — ,  —  bruto. 

in,   fiar  en  ;  -ful,   fiel.  fleet,   escuadra,   f. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  125 

flock,       (sheep),       rebario,       m.  ;  fulfil,    ejecutar,    cumplir. 

(birds),    baiidada,    f.  full,     lleno,     a;     cargado,    a;    -y, 

floor,    suelo,    m.  completamente. 

flour,   harina,    f.  fund,  fondo,  m.  ;  public  — s,  foii- 

flower,    flpr,    f.  dos    publicos. 

fluid,    fluido,    m.  fur,    forro,    m.    pie!    f.  ;    —    mer- 

follow,   seguir ;   -ing,    siguieiite.  chant,    peletero,    m. 

food,    alimento,    m.  furnish,     proporcionar,     dar ;      (a 

foot,    pie,    m.  :      to    get   on   one's  house)    amueblar. 

feet,   ponerse  en  pie.  furniture,    muebles,    m.    pi. 

for,  prep.,  por,  para;   conj.  pues,  further,       v       .adelantar;       adj.t 

puesto    que.  (other),   otro,   a;   nuevo,   a. 

force,  forzar ;  to  be  -ed  to,  tener  future,    future,    m.  ;     in    the    — , 

la   necesidad    de.  por   lo  porvenir. 
forecast,    pronosticacion,    f. 
foreign,  extranjero,  a;  —  goods, 

mercancias  —  as  ;   -er,   extran-  Q 

jero,    a. 

foreman     contramaestre,    m.  gage,    aforo,    m.  ;    -er,    aforador, 

forest,  selva,  f.  ;   (small  — ),  bos-  m. 

que,    m.  gain,    gaiiancia,    f.  ;   beneficio,   m. 

forgery,   falsmcacion,  f.  ;  to  com-  gather,    recoger. 

mit  a  — ,   hacer  una  — .  gauze,' gasa,   f.  ' 

forget,    olvidar.  "gem,    piedra    (f.)    preciosa. 

former,   anterior,  precedente,   an-  general,    general     m 

tiguo,  a ;  the  —   .  .   the  latter,  gentleman,    seiior,   m. 

aquel     .  .  .     este ;    -ly,    antigua  German,    alemaii,    ana. 

mente,    en    tiempos   pasados.  Germany,    Alemania,    f. 

forthwith,    mmediatamente.  get,     obtener ;     (go     after)     ir    a 

fortnight,   qumcena,    f.  ;   in   a  — ,  buscar. 

en    quince    dias.  gilt   'gilded,    dorado, 

fortunate,   afortunado,   a ;   -ly,   fe-  gjn     ginebra     f 

fnrtJm^fArti           f  ginger,    gengibre,    jingibre,    m. 

forwTd,    v.rtdespachar,    enviar.  «»>.    muchach.,    f.  ;    servant    -, 

f^Tl^a,.;     -ation,    fun-  ^  ^r  {  -   a   patent,    privile- 

dacion     f  Siar;    —    UP.     abandonar;    — 

four,    cuatro.  in   trust>   —   en    prenda. 

fourteen,    catorce.  glad,     contento,     a ;     alegre ;     be 

fragile,    fragil,   quebradizo,    a.  — .    ser   — • 

fragrance,    perfume,    m.  glass,   vidrio,   m  ;   vaso,   m.  ;    bin- 
France,    Francia,    f.  ocular    — ,    biiioculo,    m.  ;    eye 
free,    libre,    franco,    a.  — ,   leiite,  m.  ;  opera  — ,   geme- 
freight,    fletar ;    11.    flete,    m.  ;    —  los,    m.    pi.  ;    —    making,    fab- 
yard,     deposito     de    — ;     -ing,  ricacioii    de    vidrio ;    —    ware, 
rletamiento,    m.  articulos    de    vidrio. 
French,    frances,    a.  glove,    guante,    m.  ;    thread    — 3, 
frequently,    con    frecuencia.  _s    de    hilo .    Sllk   _,?    _s    de 
fresh      fresco,    a ;    nuevo,    a;    —  geda      kid              _s    de    cabri. 

water,   agua  dulce.  •«     ' 

Friday,   viernes,   m.  1              1       f 

Wend  ,amigo     a  ;   -ly     amigable  ;  |  «\C^';   _  back,        {        ,   _ 

fringe,    farfala,    f.  ;    rapacejo,    m.  down'  baJar;  ~  out'  sahr''   ~ 

from,    de,    desde.  ovei>    repasar ;    —    up,    subir ; 

front,  delante;  in  —  of,  delante  ~  in»  en,trar  (W'5  ~  shoP' 
de:  (facing),  enfrente  de ;  in  P™S,  ir  a  las  tiendas ;  going 
f  de  f  rente.  and  returning,  (round  trip), 

fruit!   fruto.   in.  ida    y    vuelta. 

fuel,    combustible,    m.  goatsUn,    piel    (f.)    de    cabra. 


126  SPANISH 

gold,   oro,  m.  ;  —  in  bar,  —  en  hand,    mano,    f.  ;    in    — ,    on    — , 

barra ;    —   smith,    platero,    m.  en    poder,    en    deposito,    en    la 

good,  bueno,  a  ;   be  —  for  noth-  caja  ;    second   — ,    de    ocasion  ; 

ing,    no   valer   nada.  to    — ,     come    to    — ,    estar    a 

goods,    mercancias,    mercaderias,  mano      (s),     venir     a     mano; 

f.   pi. ;    generos,   m.   pi.  ;   fancy  to    be    behind    — ,     atrasarse : 

— ,       articulos      de      fantasia ;  a     new    — ,     novicio,     m.  ;     — 

waste   — ,    —   de    desecho,    re-  writing,    letra,    f. 

mainder  of  — ,   remnants,    sal-  handkerchief,  panuelo,  m.  ;  open- 
do      de     mercaderias ;     house-  work  — ,   —  calado. 

hold    — ,    muebles,    m.    pi.  handle,    comerciar    en. 

government,    gobierno,    m.  ;    city  handling,    manejo,    m. 

— ,    ayuntamiento,   m.  happen,    suceder,   pasar. 

governor,    gobernador,   m.  harbor,    puerto,    m.  ;    rada,    f. 

grade,   grado,  m.      .  hard,    duro,    a ;    —   times,    malos 

graduate,    graduado,   m.  tiempos. 

grant,    dar,    conceder,    otorgar.  hardly,    apenas. 

grass,    yerba,    f.  hard    ware,    quincalleria,    f. 

gratitude,    recpnocimiento,    m.  harness,      atelaje,      m.  ;      guarni- 

gratuity,    gratificacion,    f.  ciones,      f.      pi.  ;      —      maker, 

gray,   gris.  guarnicionero,     m. 

great,     grande ;     a     great     deal,  hasten,    apresurar    (se). 

mucho,   a ;  -ly,  mucho.  hat,    sombrero,   m.  ;   broad  brim- 
green,    verde ;    —    house,    inver-  •  med    — ,    —    de    alas    anchas ; 

nadero,    m.  narrow    brimmed     — ,     -  -    de 

grind,    triturar.  alas   estrechas  ;    felt  — ,   —   de 

grocer,    especiero,    m. ;    -y,    tien-  fieltro ;    straw  — ,   —  de   paja. 

da    (f.)    de    comestibles;    aba-  hatch,   cuartel,   m. 

ceria,    f.  have,    (aux.),    haber ;    (possess), 

gross,    n.    gruesa,    f.  ;    in   the   — ,  teiier ;  —  to,  tener  que,  haber 

a    destajo ;    adj.    bruto,    a ;    — *  de. 

weight,    peso    bruto.  havoc,   estrago,  m. 

ground,     suelo,    m.  ;     to    fall    to  hawker,    buhonero,    m. 

the  — ,  caer  a  tierra ;  —  plan,  hay,  heno,  m.  ;  —  loft,  henil,  m. 

cuadro,    m.  hazardous,    arriesgado,    a. 

grow,     crecer ;     —     fewer,     dis-  he,    el,    —    who,    el    que,    quien. 

minuir.  head,    cabeza,    f.  ;    —   clerk,    pri- 

guarantee,  garantir ;  n.   garaiitia,  mer  empleado. 

fianza,    f.  health,  salud,  f.  ;  -ful,  saludable ; 

guest,   huesped,   m.  -y,    sano,    a. 

guidance,    gobierno,    m.  heap,     amontonar ;     11.     monton, 

guide,    gobernar.  m. 

guilty,    culpable.  hear,     entender,     oir ;     —    from, 

gum,    goma,    f.  tener    noticias    de. 

gun,    fusil,    m.  heat>   calentar ;   —  by  steam,   - 

gutta-percha,    guta    pcrcha,    f.  h^V^o\          '    " 

help,    ayudar ;    n.    ayuda,     f.  ;     I 

IT  cannot  —  doing   it,   no   puedo 

menos    de    hacerlo. 
hem,     repulgo,     dobladillo,     m. 

haberdasher      mercero,     m.  ;     -y,  hemp>    c£namo,    m. 

mercena,    f.  hence,     de    aqui ;     por    esto ;    — 

habit,    costumbre,   f.  forth,   en  lo  sucesivo. 

hail,    granizo,    m.  hen,     gallina,     f.  ;     -nery,     galli- 

hair,    cabello,    pelo,    m.  ;    —    of  nero,  m. 

the     head,     cabellos,     m.     pi.  ;  her,   la,   le,   ella,   su,   sus. 

horse   — ,    crin,    m.  here,    aqui ;    around   — ,    por   —  ; 

half,    mitad,    f.  ;    adj.    medio,    a.  ^ —    tofore,    hasta    — ,    antes. 

ham,  jamon,  m.  hesitate,    tardar,    vacilar. 

hammer,    martillo,    m.  hide,    n.    piel,    f. 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE;  127 

high,  alto,  a  ;  —  priced,  a  precio  I 

elevado. 

him,    el,   le,   lo.  ice,    hielo,    m.  ;    —   house,    neve- 

hire,    alquilar.  ria,    f. 

his,  su,  sus;  el  (la,  lo,  las,  los),  if,    si. 

suyo    (a,    o,    as,    os).  ignorant,    igiiorante  ;    to    be    — 

hitherto,  hasta  ahora,  hasta  aqui.  Of,   ignorar. 

„  u..*i     T  ill.     enfermo,     a  ;     malo,     a  ;     — 

i*            detener;  •      edad> 


hoM,  n.   bodega,  °  »*  '    "»°ifi«" 

hole,    hueco,    m.  immediate,     inmediato,     a;     -ly. 
honest,   lionesto,   a;   lioiirado,   a;  inmediatamente. 

-ty,  honradez,  f.  immense,   iiimenso,  a;  -ly,   sobre 
honor,     honor,     m.  ;     hoiira,     f.  ;  manera. 

—  the     signature,     hoiirar    la  impassable,    iiitransitable. 
firma,  hacer  honra  a  la  firma.  impel,    impulsar. 

hook,    gancho,    m.  ;    fish    —  ,    an-  impenetrable,    inscrutable. 

zuelo,    m.  ;    button   —  ,    corche-  imperfect,    imperfecto,    a. 

te    de   boton.  import,     importar  ;     importation, 
hope,    esperar  ;    n.    espera,   esper-  importacion      f.  ;    -s,     importa- 

inza     f  clones,    f.    pi. 

hoos     luDulo     m  importance,     importancia,     f. 

feWUte,   m.  ^ponant,  it  is  -  that,  .nporta 

££  =0,  mm.  ;   on  -  back,  {^^^1, 

a  —  5  —  hair,   crin,   m.  improve,     mejorar;     -ment,     me- 

hosiery,    medias,    f.    pi.  ;    calceti-  jora>    f  .    cambio,    m. 

nes,   m.   pi.  in,     en;      (within),     dentro     de  ; 

hot,    caliente;    —    house,    inver-  (after  a  comparative),   de  ;  — 

nadero,    m.  ;    to    be    —    (per-  front,    eiifrente     (de)  ;    —    or- 

son),     tener     calor  ;      (thing),  der    to,    para,    a    fin    de. 

estar   caliente  ;    it   is   —  ,    hace  inability,    incapacidad,    f. 

calor  incapable,    incapaz. 

hour,    hora,    f.  inch,    pulgada,    f. 

house,   casa,   f.  ;   business  —  ,   -  inclined    (to),    dispuesto    (a). 

de  comercio;  —  cleaning,  lim-  include,    comprender 

piadura    de   —  ;    —   hold    arti-  income,     renta,    f.  ;    life    —  ,     - 

cles,    articulos    de    menaje.  inc7mmode,  '  incomodar. 

house,  v.   almacenar.  incompetency,    incompetencia,    f. 

how,    como;    (mterrog.),    como-,  inconvenience,    inconveiiiencia,  f. 

—  much,  —  many,  cuanto,  a;  increase,   aumentar  ;  n.  aumcnto, 

—  far,  i  hasta  donde?  —  ever,  m 

sin  embargo,  como  quiera  que  incredible,   increible. 

sea;    —    ever    much,    por   mas  indeed,     en     efecto,     de     veras  ; 

que    (w.    subj.)  .  ya    10    creo  ! 

huckaback,    tela    (f.)    labrada.  indemnify,     indemnizar,     disinte- 
hull,   casco,  m.  resar. 

hundred,    cien    (to).  indemnity,    indemnacion,    f. 

hurricane,    huracan,    m.  India     rubber,      goma     elastica  ; 
hurriedly,      a      toda      prisa,      de  Indian,  indio,  a  ;  —  ink,  tinta 

prisa  (.f<)    de   C^ma- 

hurry,   apresu  rarse  ;   n.   prisa,   f.  ;  %&££*&*«*. 

m   a     »    de    .    •  individual,      persona,      f.  ;      indi- 
husband,    marido,    m.  viduo,    m. 

hydrofluoric,    fluorhidrico.  induce,    inducir. 


128  SPANISH 

industrious,    diligente,    laborioso,  invite,    convidar. 

a.  invoice,    facturar ;    n.    factura,    f. 

inferior,    inferior.  involve,    envolver. 

influence,    influir ;    n.    influencia,  iron,    hierro,    m.  ;    bar   — ,    —   en 

f-  barra  ;   old  — ,  —  viejo  ;  sheet 

inform,   avisar,   tnformar  ;   -ation,  — ,    palastro,    m.  ;    cast   — ,    — 

informes,     datos,     m.     pi.  ;     in-  colado ;    —   ware,    articulos    de 

formacioii,     f.  —  ;   pig  — ,   — -  en   ligotes  ;   — 

ingenious,   ingenuo,    a.  ore,   ganga  de  — ;  —  monger, 

inhabitant,    habitante,    m.  qumquiiiero,    m. 

initial,   letra  inicial  island,    isla,    f. 

injure,    mjuriar.  issue,    publicar,    poiier    en    circu- 

mk,    tinta,   f.  lacion ;    —    a    draft,    girar    uii 

inlaid,    (with),    incrustado    (de)  ;  libramiento 

—    work,    embutido,    m.  u>    61     ^    ejlo     Jo 

inquire,1    p'eguntar,    dirigirse,    a.  Italv'   Italia'  f'  '   Italian>  italiano> 
inquiry,    pregunta,    investigacion, 

f.  ;    informes,    m.    pi.  lvory,    marfil    m. 
insist    (on),    insistir    (en). 
insolvency,    insolvencia,    f. 

insolvent,    iiisolvente.  J 
instance:   for  — ,  por  ejemplo. 

instant,       corrieiite ;       the       loth  janitor,    portero,    m. 

inst.,    el   diez   del  — .  January,    enero.   m. 

instead   of,    en   lugar   de,    en   vez  Japan — ware,    articulos    de    laca. 

de.  jetf    azabache,    m. 

instruct,  instruir,  encargar ;  -ion,  jewel,    alhaja,    joya,    f .  ;    —   box, 

instruccion,     f.  ;    mando,    m.  cofrecito,   m.  ;   joyero,   m.  ;  -ry, 

insurance      seguro,     m.     (usually  joyeria,   plateria,    f. 

Inceffi;   ^comparTy,  TcS  Bobber,  bolsista,   n, 

dad    de   — ,    —    policy,    poliza  J.om'  Junta?-  . 

de    — ;    —    premium;     premio  Journey,    viaje,    m. 

de  — ;'  life  — ,  —  de  vida.  judge,    juez,    m.  ;    -ment,    discer- 

insure,    asegurar.  iiimieiito,    m. 

intelligence,   iiiteligencia,   f.  July   J«lio,   m. 

intelligent,    inteligente.  June,    junio,    m. 

intend,   tener  intencioii   de ;   pen-.  junior,    mas   joven. 

sar    (w.    infin.)  jury,   jurado,   m. 

intention,   intencioii,   f.  just,    justo,    a;    adv.    justamente, 

intercept,    interceptar.  exactamente  ;  to  have  — ,  aca- 

interest,     interesar ;     11.     interes,  bar   de    (w.    infin.) 
redito,    m.  ;    compound   — ,    - 
compuesto ;    to   give  an  —  in, 

interesar    en ;    take    —    in,    to-  K 
mar    parte    en,    interesarse    en. 

interpreter,   interprete,   m.  keg,    cunete,   m. 

intervention,      intervencion,      f.  ;  keep,    guardar,   conservar,   reteii- 

by    — ,    por    — .  er  ;   —  up,   manteiier    (se)  ;   — 

intimate,    adj.    intimo,    a.  on,    continuar. 

into,    en.  keel,    quilla,    f. 

introduce,    presentar.  kerosene,    petroleo,    m. 

intrust,     encargar.  key,    Have,    f. 

inventory,      inventario,      m.  ;      to  Key    West,     Cayo    Hueso. 

make   an   — ,    liacer   uii  — .  kid,    cabrito,    m. ;     (for    gloves), 

investigate,      investigar,      exami-  cabretilla,    f. 

nar.  kill,   matar. 

investigation,    investigacion,    f.  kilogram,    kilogramo,    m. 

investment,   inversion,    f.  kilometer,    kilometre,    m. 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE;  129 

kind,    n.     clase,    f.     adj.,    bonda-  least,    meiios  ;    at    —  ,    a    lo    me- 

doso,      a  ;      favorable  ;      apreci-  nos. 

able    (carta)  ;    nothing    of    the  leather,     cuero,     m.  ;     patent    —  , 

—  ,    nada    de    la    suerte  ;    be   —  -   charolado  ;    Russian   —  ,    — 
enough    to,     tener    la    bondad  de    Rusia  ;    —    binding,    pasta, 
de  ;   -ness,   bondad,    f.  f.  ;  —  dealer,   pellejero,   m. 

king,    rey,    m.  ;    -dom,    reino,    m.  leave,    dejar,   quitar  ;   take  —  of, 

kitchen,    cocina,    f.  despedirse    de. 

knife,   cuchillo,   m.  left,     izquierdo,     a  ;     to    the    —  , 

knock,    down    (at    auction),    ad-  a    la   —  . 

judicar.  legalize,    legalizar  ;    -ing,    legala- 

knot,   nudo,    m.  cioii,    f. 

know,      (be     acquainted     with),  lend,    prestar. 

conocer  ;    (be    aware   of,    know  length,      largura,      longitud,      f.  ; 

how,    be    able),    saber;    know  in  —  ,    de   largo;   -en,    alargar. 

of,     tener     noticias     de,     estar  lenient,    clemente. 

mformado    de.  less,     nienos  ;    none    the    —  ,    no 

knowledge,     coiiocimiento,     m.  obstante. 

let,    dejar;     (rent),    alquilar. 
letter,    carta,    f.  ;    prepaid   —  ,    — 

L  franqueada  ;    —    of    advice,    - 
de  aviso  ;  —  of  exchange,  let- 

label,     rotulo,     m.  ;     etiqueta,     f.  ra    de    cambio  ;    registered    —  , 

labor,    trabajar;    n.    trabajo,    m.  ;  —    certificada  ;    —    of    credit, 

labor,      f.;      —      saving,      que  —  de    credito  ;    -s    patent,    pri- 

ahorra  trabajo  ;—  er,   peon,   m.  vilegio    de    mvencion  ;    —    of 

lace,     eiicaje,     m.  ;     —     making,  attorney,    procuracioii,    f.  ;    mi- 

pasamaneria,    f.  r  P^.d.~    ~~™  franqueada. 

lack,    faltar  ;    n.    falta,    f.  ;    to    be  Abilities,  pasivo    m. 

_  ;np-     fpltar  liable,    responsable. 

lade     cargar  libertv»    Kbertad,     f  .  ;    privilegio, 

lading,     cargamiento,     m.  vum*          u-i  i-   A            r 

lady,    senora,    f.  >brarv'    bibliqteca,    f. 

lake    lago    m  license,   licencia,   f.  ;  permiso,  m. 

lamb,    cordero,    m.  lie     mentir  ;    n.    mentira,    f. 

lamp,    lampara,    f.  heutenant,    teniente,    m. 

land,    tierra,    f.  ;    -ing,    descargo,  !'?»  ,      a'.  f< 

m.;   v.    desembarcar.  hft     levantar 

language,    lengua,   f.  h*ht'     luz'     f  ;  >    T"    house'     faro' 

large,    grande  ;    -ly,    largamente,  P'  ;     v"      alumbrnr;      -en,     re- 

principalmente.  ..  lampaguear 

last    durar  lighter,    (naut.),    lanchon,   m. 

last',    adj.   'ultimo,    a  ;    at    —  ,    al  lik^bf|mejante'    igual  ;    'lv'    Pro' 

fin;     —     night,     anoche  ;     —  Hk         ;          t        (    .  h    invers}on 

year,    el   ano   pasado.  of   subfect). 

late,    tarde.  limitf   limite>   m> 

latter,  este,  a,  os,  as.  line,    Hnea,    f.  ;    —    of    business, 

law,     ley,     f.  ;     —     suit,     pleito,  ramo      de      negocias  ;      —      of 

m.  ;    -yer,    abogado,   m.  goods,    surtido,    m.  ;    —    with, 

lay,    poner  ;    —   before,    mostrar.  v.    forrar    de. 

lead,    conducir,    inducir,    (a).  linen,     tela,     ropa     blanca,     cre- 

lead,    plomo,    m.  ;    white    —  ,    al-  tona,    f.  ;    damask   —  ,    tela   ad- 

bayalde,    m.  amascada  ;     —    drapery,     lien- 

league,    legua,    f.  zo,   m. 

leak,     coladura,     f.  ;     free     from  linseed,    liiiaza,    f. 

—  ,    franco   de   averia.  liquid,    licmido,   m. 
learn,    aprender     (a).  liquidation,     liquidacion, 
lease,      arrendar  ;      n.      arriendo,  liquidator,    liquidador,    m. 

m.  ;    to    cancel   the   —  ,    anular,  liquidate,    liquidar. 

rescindir    el    —  .  liquorice,    regaliz,   oruzuz,    m. 


f. 


130  SPANISH 

list,    lista,    f.  ;    price    — ,    —    de  malign,    difamar. 

precios.  malt,    malta,    f. 

listen,    escuchar.  man,    hombre,    m.  ;    business   — , 

litigation,     litigio,     pleito,     m.  —   de   negocios. 

little,    poco,    a;    (small),    peque-  manage,  administrar :   -ment,  ad- 

n0?  a  ;  —  by  — ,  poco  a  poco  ;  ministracion,    f.  ;    -r,    adminis- 

adv.    poco.  trader,       regente,       m.  ;       -ing 

live,  vivir.  clerk,    primer    empleado. 

iver,    higado,    m.  manifest,    maiiifestar. 

oad,  cargar ;  n.  carga,  f.  manner,    manera,    f.  ;    modo,    m. 

oan,    emprestito,    m.  ;     to    raise  manufacture,    fabricar ;    n.    fabri- 

a    — ,    tomar    dinero    a    pres-  ca,     manufacture,     f.  ;     manu- 

tado.  factory,     fabrica,    f. 

obby,   zaguan,   m.  manuscript,    manuscrito,    m. 

ocal,    local.  many,     muchos,    as ;    varies,    as. 

ocate,   colocar   (se).  map,    mapa,    m. 

ocation,   colocacion,   f.  ;    (place),  marble,   marmol,   m. 

localidad,    f.  March,   marzo,   m. 

locket,    guardapelo,  m.  margin,    margen,    m.  ;    on    small 

logwood,    campeche,     m.  — ,    con    poca    ganancia. 

London,    Londres,    in.  mark,    senalar,    marcar ;    n.    sello, 

long,      largo,      a ;      a      —      time,  m.  ;   trade  — ,  —  de  fabrica. 

mucho      tiempo ;      as     —     as,  market,     mercado,    m.  ;    full    — , 

mientras,     mientras     que ;     no  —    abundante. 

-er,    ya    no    .  .  marry,    casar,    casarse    con. 

look,    mirar ;   —  for,   btiscar ;   —  match,    fosforo,    m. 

ahead,    prever ;    —    up,    over,  matter,    proposicion,    f.  ;    -s,    cos- 

examinar;     —     like,     parecer.  as,    asuntos. 

lose,    perder.  matting,    esterado,    m. 

loss,    perdida.    f.  ;    at    a    — ,    con  maturity,     (notes,     etc.),     venci- 

— ;     to     guarantee     from     — ,  miento,     m. 

garantizar    de    una    — .  May,    mayo,    m. 

lot,    parte,    partija,    f.  ;    m   -s,    en  mayor,    alcalde,   m. 

lotes,    por    partijas.  mean,    querer    decir ;    this    -s,    es 

low,   bajo,   a;   —  priced,   barato,  decir;     -ing,     significacion,     f. 

a.  means,    medios,    m.    pi.  ;    by    no 

lower,    v.    bajar.  .  . — f    de   ningun   modo. 

luggage,  bagaje,  m.  meantime,  —  while,  entre  tanto. 

lumber,     madera,     f . ;     maderaje,  measure,   medir ;   n.   medida,   f. 

m.  ;   —  business,   comercio   de  meat,    carne     f 

maderias;    —    merchant,    veil-  medium>     medio>     m  .     thru    the 

dedor    de   — .  of    por  .  de 

lump,    masa,    f, :    junto     m.  ;    by  mee       ^ont            conformar     a, 

the           por  junto,   m   the  — ,  igualar .     Cassemble)    reunirse 

—  a  debt,   hacer  frente  a  una 
deuda ;     -ing,     junta,     f.  ;     -ing 

**r  of       creditors,       coiicurso       de 

^*  acreedores. 

.                .  melt,    fundir. 

machine,     maquma,     f.  ;     sewing  member      miembro,     m.  ;    —    of 

—,   —   de  coser;   -ery,   maqui-  a  fin^   asociado;  m. 

naria,    f.  memorandum,      memoria,      nota, 

madam,    senora,    f.  factura,    f. 

magnet,    iman     m.  mention,     mencionar,     notar. 

maiirr/reo "n"   '  by   return  -,  merchandise,    mercaderias,    f     pi. 

a    vuelta    de   merchant,     mercante,     mercader, 

main,   adj.   principal.  m;    retail   — ,   —   por   menc 

majority,    rnayoria,    f.  wholesale    —     —    por    mayor, 

make,    hacer;    —    money,    ganai  —    ship,    buque    mercante. 

(cliiiero).  merino,     merino,    m. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  I31 

merit,    merecer.  must,      tener      que,      haber      de ; 

Messrs,    senores.  (moral     obligation),     deber. 

meter,    metro,    m.  my,  mi,  mis;  mio   (a,  os,  as). 
Mexico,    Mejico,    m.  ;     Mexican, 

mejicano,     a. 

middle,    mitad,    f. ;    centre,    m.  N 
midst,   medio,   m. ;   in  the  —  of, 

en  —   de.  nail,    clavo,    m. 

mild,    suave,    bueno,    a.  name,    designar ;    n.    iiombre,  m. ; 

mile,    milla,    f.  (surname),    apellido,    m.  ;    my 

mill,    molino,    m.  —  is,   me   llamo ;   -ly,   a   saber, 

mind,    .  entendiniieiito,      m.  ;      to  narrow,    estrecho,    a. 

bear  in  — ,   tener  presente.  naturally,    iiaturalmente. 

mine,    n.    mina,    f.  ;    -r,    minero,  nature,     naturaleza,     f.  ;     genero, 

m.  m. ;    clase,    f. 

minute,    minuto,    m.  near,  cerca  de,  junto  a. 

misplace,   poner   fuera   de   su   lu-  nearly,   casi. 

gar.  necessary,    necesario,   a  ;   precise, 

miss,    echar    de    menos.  a'>    be   —     ser   — »    ser   menes- 

mistake,    n.    falta,    f.  ;    error,    m.  ;  ten 

—  in  writing,  —  de  escritura.  neck,   cuello,   m. 
mistress,    ama.    duena,    f.  necktie,    corbata ,    f. 
misunderstanding,      e,gano,     er-  need,    n^esitar^hacer    faltajw. 

ro  ,    m.  idad,  f.  ;  menester,  m.  ;  in  case 

of  _,   en  caso  necesario;   -ful, 

mixture,   mezcla,   f.  necesario;    do   the   -ful,    cuidar 

mode,    medio,    m.  ;    moda.    f.  ej    

moderate,       moderado,       a  ;      —  needle,  aguja,  f.  ;  embroidery  — , 

priced,    modico,    a.  __  de  bordar ;   knitting  — ,  - 

modern,    moderno,    a.  de    hacer    media;    sewing    — , 

modification,    modincacion,    f.  de  COser. 

molasses,   melaza,   f.  negatively,  negativamente. 

Monday,    hmes,    m.  negligence,    neglect,    negligencia, 

money,     dinero,     m.  ;     ready    — ,  f 

-    al     contado;     —    changer,  neighbor,    vecino,    a;    -hood,    ve- 

cambista,    m.  ;    —   agent,    ban-  cindad,    f.  ;    in    the    -hood    of, 

quero,   m. ;   —  lender,   provee-  cerca  de.. 

dor    de    fondos;    —    order,    li-  neither,  ni';  —  nor,  ni    ...   iii. 

branza    contra    correos ;     even  nephew,    sobrino,   m. 

— ,  cuenta  redonda.  nct  net  a  ci  a .  _  weight) 
monopoly,  monopoho,  m.  neto  _  proceeds,  pro- 
month,  mes,  m.  ;  -ly,  mensual.  ducto  neto> 

more^  mas;   —   over,    ademas.  never,  nunca,  jamas;  —  theless, 

morning,   manana,   f.  ;   in  the  — ,  sin   embargo. 

--;    to-morrow   — ,    -  new>  nueyo>   a;    (other)>  otro?  a. 

mortgage,  hipoteca    f.  ;  -e,   hipo-  ^SSS&  ?™™'    " 

"Sf&*  ?;r-  «  ::r;sr'A,»i.,.  - 

mount     montar  month,    el, mes   que   viene ;    - 

move,   mover.  to,   junto   a. 

much,    mucho,    a.  niece>    sobrma     f. 

mule,    miila,    f.  night,  noche,  f.  ;  last  — ,  anoche  ; 

muslin,   muselina,   f.  .at  — ,   de  — ,   por  la  — . 

mutton,    carnero,    m.  nine,   nueve. 

mutual,    comun,     mutuo,     a;     by  nineteen,    diez   y   nueve. 

—  consent,    de    comun.    acuer-  ninety,    noventa. 
do.  no,   no. 


1 32  SPANISH 

no,    no    one,    none,    iiiiigim    (o),  of,     do;     (w.    pensar),     en;     (w. 

a;     nobody,     nadie  ;     nowhere,  verb  of  separation),   a. 

en   niiiguna   parte.  off,    10%  —  for   cash,    descuento 

nonassessable,     sin     amillarara-  de    10%   por   pagp   al   contado. 

mieiito.  offer,  ofrecer,  ofrir,  proponer ; 
none  the  less,  110  obstante.  n.  oferta,  f. 
nonpayment,  falta  de  pago.  office,  despacho,  m.  ;  oficina,  f.  ; 
nonsense,  toiiteria,  f.  post  — ,  posta,  f.  ;  correo,  m. 
nor,  ni ;  tampoco.  official,  oficial ;  —  report,  pro- 
North,  norte,  m.  ;  —  America,  ceso  verbal,  m. 

la  America  del  — ;  —  Ameri-  often,     muchas    veces,     a    menu- 
can,    norte    americano.  do. 
not,    no ;    —    ...    either,    ni    ...  oil,   aceite,   m.  ;   cod  liver  — ,  — • 

tampoco;  —  at  all,  de  iiingun  de    higado    de    bacalao,    (m.)  ; 

modo.  castor  — ,  —  de  riiiciiio  ;  olive 

note,  iiotar ;  —  down,  registrar ;  — ,    —    de    olivas  ;    —   broker, 

take    — s,     apuntar ;     11.     nota,  corredor   para    los    aceites ;    — 

factura,    memoria,    f.  ;    billete,  cloth,    tela    de   hule. 

m.  ;    —   of   hand,    —   a    la    or-  ointment,    ungueiito,    m. 

den ;   promisory  — ,  pagare,  m.  old,    viejo,    a ;    antiguo,    a. 

noted,    afamado,    a.  olive,  oliva,  f.  ;   (fruit),  aceituna, 

nothing,    nada  ;    —   else,    110    .  .  .  f.  ;   —   oil,    aceite    de   olivas. 

otra   cosa.  on,     en,    sobre,     encima    de ;    — 

notice,  notar,  observar ;  11.  aviso,  time,    a   tiempo. 

m.  ;    noticia,    f.  ;    on    short   — ,  once,   una  vez ;   at  — ,   en   segui- 

en  corto  plazo.  da. 

notify,    notificar.  one,    uii,    una. 

notwithstanding,      110      obstante,  only,    solamente. 

sin    embargo.  onyx,    onice,   m. 

novelty,   novedad,    f.  open,      abrir ;     —     an     account, 

November,    noviembre,    m.  abrir  (establecer)   una  cuenta ; 

now,   ahora,  ya,   actualmente,   en  -:—  work,    a   calado. 

este    momento ;    —    and    then,  opening,     (com.),     venta,     salida 

de    vez    en    cuando.  de    geiieros,    f. 

number,     iiumerar,     marcar ;     n.  opera     glass,     anteojo     (m.)     de 

mimero,   m.  teatro. 

numerous,    iiumeroso,    a.  operate,    operar. 

operation,    operacion,    f. 
opinion,    opinion,    f. 

O  opportunity,    ocasion,    f. 

opposite,     contrario,     a ;     in     the 

oak,    roble,    m.  —      direction,      en      dereccion 

oakum,  estopa,  f.  opuesta ;    (prep.),   enf rente  de. 

oats,    avena,   f.  optician,    optico,    m. 

object,   objeto,   m.  or,   6,   u    (before  o-  or   ho-), 

objection,    objecion,    f.  orange,    naranja,    f. 

obligation    obligacion,   f.  orchard,    huerta,    f. 

oblige,   obhgar.  order,      pedir,      encargar,      hacer 

obtain,   obtener.  provision    de ;    n.    pedido,    eii- 

occasion      ocasion,     f.  ;     on     this  ^rgQ     orden>    m  .    cancel    an 

occupation,  ^cupacion,  f.  -'    ^»ular   un   ~'    P°st   office 

SST  ESSS;      ,ence,      ,e,  ^    -^   ^^, 

deiite,    suceso,    m.  Por    orden    ^    P01',  c"&ntAa    de ; 

ocean,    oceano,    m.  m   —   to,    para,    a   fin    de ;    — 

o'clock,   (expressed  by  a  -f  fern.  book,  libro  de  eiicomienda. 

def.    art.    +    numeral)  ;    at   six  ordinarily,    ordmariamente. 

— ,    a   las   seis.  ordinary,    ordinario,    a. 

October,   octubre,   m.  ore,   inina,    f.  ;    mineral,   m. 

odor,   olor,   m.  ;   -less,   inodoro.  Orient,    Oriente,    m. 


COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE;  133 

origin,    origin,    f.  ;    certificate    ofpamphlet,    folleto,    m.  ;    libro    en 

— ,    certificado   de  —  ;   without  rustica. 

distinction    of   — ,    de    cualqui-  pane  of  glass,   cristal,   m. 

era    — ;    -inal    original.  panic,    panico,    m. 

ornament,      guariiicion,     f.  ;      -s,  paper,     papel,     m.  ;    blotting    — , 

adornos,    m.    pi.  — secante ;      stamped      — , 

ostrich,    avestruz,    m. ;    —   feath-  sellado ;    sand   — ,    —    de    Hja; 

er,  pluma  ae  — .  news  — ,   periodico,  m. 

other,     another,     otro,     a ;     (the  par,   par,   f.  ;   the  exchange   is   at 

rest),    (lo)    demas  ;   on   the   —  — ,    el    cambio    esta    a    la    — ; 

side,    al    otro    lado ;    —    wise,  above  — ,    sobre  la  — ;    under 

de    otra    manera.  below,  bajo   la  — . 

ought,   deber.  parasol,    parasol,    m. 

our.    nuestro,    a.  parcel,    paquete,    m. 

out,     fuera ;     ( —    side),     afuera ;  part,    parte,    partida,    f.  ;    on    our 

go  — ,  salir  ;  —  and  — ,  hecho  — ,    por    nuestra    parte. 

y   derecho ;    to   be  —   of,    aca-  participation,    participacion,    f. 

barse   (w.  change  of  subject)  ;  particular,    n.    detalle,    m.  ;    adj. 

—  bid,    pujar;    —    come,    sa-  particular. 

lida,    f.  ;    exito,    resultado,    m.  ;  partner,      socio,      asociado,      m.  ; 

—  door,    fuera    de    casa ;    -er,  silent    — ,    proveedor    de    fon- 
exterior ;    —    lay,    gasto,    m. ;   ,  dos .     _ship,     compariia,    socie- 

—  line,  n.  perfil,  m.  ;  —  port,  ^ad,  asociacion,  f.  ;  active  and 
puerto    lejos ;    —   side,    n.    ex-  silent  -ship,   sociedad   en  com- 
terior,     m.  ;     —    standing,     en  andita ;  deed  of  -ship,  acto  de 
suspension.  sociedad. 

over,      sobre,      encima      de ;      —  ss      pasar ;     n.     permiso,     m.  ; 

there,     por     alia;     to     be     — ,  book,    libro    de   banco. 

pasar;     —     charge,     subir     el  passive,    pasivo,    a. 

precio;  —  charge,    (—  laden),  pasture,   pastar. 

sobrecargar ;    —    coat,     sobre-  J,atcntt  patente,  f.  ;  —  right,  de- 

todo     abrigo,    m  ;    —   flow,    n.  *  recho    de    _.    to    give    a    — , 

crecida,   f.  ;  —  plus,  —  stock,  dar   una  __.   _  office>   oficina 

demasia,  f.  ;  —  stock,  v    ates-  de     privilegios ;     -ee,     privile- 

tar,  embarazar ;  —  weight,  de-  giado,     m.  ;     -ed,     privilegiado, 

masia,    f.  a 

owe,    deber;    owing    to    the    fact  pattern>     muestra,     f.  ;    —    card, 

that,    por   causa    de.  v  mostruario,   m. 

own,     poseer;     adj.     propio,     a;  pagar ;    —    in    cash,    —    al 

-er,     proprietario,     due  no,     po-  contado ;    —    attention,     pres- 

seedor,    m.  tar     atencion,      (a),     —     out, 

ox,   buey,   m.  desembolsar ;    -able,    pagadero, 

oyster,    ostra,    f.  a ;    bill    -able    in    March,    letra 

que    vence    en    marzo ;    -ment, 
pago,    m.  ;    to    suspend    -ment, 

P  suspender      pago ;       take       up 

-ment,      renovar     pago ;     after 

•  pack,      encajonar,      empaquetar ;  -ment,  contra  reembolso ;  part 

-age,     paquete,     bulto,     fardo,  -ment,  pago  de  uiia  parte. 

m.  ;   -er,    embalador,    m.  ;   -ing,  pear,    pera,    f. 

embalaje,    enfardo,    m.  pearl,    perla,    f. 

pact,    pacto,    conveiiio,    m.  peasant,  paisano,  a ;  lugareno,  a. 

page,    pagina,    f.  peculiar,    particular, 

pain,    doler ;     n.     dolor,    m.  ;    to  pedlar,   buhoiiero,   m. 

take    -s,     afanarse    en,     empe-  pen,    pluma,    f.  ;   —  holder,    por- 

iiarse   en.  taplumas,    m. 

paint,    pintar ;    n.    pintura,    f ;    -s,  pencil,    lapiz,    m. 

color,    m.  penman,    caligrafo,    m. 

pair,   par,  m.  pension,    retirada,    f. 

palm,    palmera,    f.  people,     gente,     personas,     f. 


134 


SPANISH 


pepper,  pimienta,  f. 

per,  por ;  as  — ,  conforme  a, 
encuanto  a. 

perceive,    percibir. 

percentage,  por  ciento ;  corre- 
taje,  m. 

perfect,  perfecto,  a ;  -ly,  per- 
fectamente,  cabalmente. 

perhaps,  puede  ser,  quizas,  por- 
ventura. 

period,    periodo,    m. 

perishable,    perecedero,    a. 

permission,     permiso,     m. 

permit,   permitir ;   n.   permiso,  m. 

persistency,     tenacidad,     f. 

person,  persona,  f. ;  -al,  perso- 
nal ;  -ally,  persoiialmente. 

pertain,    pertenecer. 

petition,     suplicar ;     n.     peticion, 

petroleum,    petroleo,    m. 
pharmacy,    farmacia,   f.  ;    (store), 

botica,    f. 
photograph,    fotografia,    f.  ;    take 

a  — ,    sacar   una  — . 
physician,    medico,    m. 
physics,    fisica,    f. 
piece,     pieza,     f.  ;     pedazo,     m.  ; 

—  of  cloth,  — -  de  pano ;  break 

or     pound     to     -s,     romper     en 

pedazos. 

pigment,    color,    m. 
pile,    apilar. 
pine,    pino,    m. 
pipe,    pipa,    f. 
pitch,    n.    brea,   f. 
place,   poiier ;   11.   plaza,   f.  ;   sitio, 

lugar,     m.  ;     (situation),     colo- 

cacion,  f.  ;  in  —  of,  en  vez  de, 

en    lugar    de. 
plainly,     francamente. 
plaintiff,     demandante,     m. 
plan,    plan,    metodo,   projecto,  m. 
plant,    planta,    f. 
plaster,    yeso,    m.  ;    —    paris,    - 

mate. 

plate  glass,  vidrio   celindrado,  m. 
plausible,    plausible, 
plead,   arguir. 
please,     gustar,     agradar,     delei- 

tar,      dar      gusto ;      (be      kind 

enough     to),     hagame    Vd.     el 

favor    de,    teiiga    Vd.    la    bon- 

clad    de. 
pleasure,      gusto,      deleite,      m.  ; 

take   —   in,    alegrarse    de. 
plight,    condicion,    f. 
pocket,  bolsillo,   m. 
point,  puiito,  m.    (matter),  asun- 

to,   m.  * 

poisonous,    venenoso,    a. 


police,   policia,   f. 

policy,  curso,  m.  ;  (insurance), 
poliza  de  seguros. 

politics,    politica,    f. 

poor,    pobre. 

popular,    popular. 

port,    puerto,    m. 

portion,    parte,    porcion,    f. 

Porto    Rico,    Puerto    Rico,    m. 

position,  posicion,  situacioii,  f.  ; 
(employment),  colocacion,  f.  ; 
to  be  in  a  —  to,  poder. 

possess,    poseer. 

possible,   posible. 

post,  posta,  f.  ;  correo,  m.  ;  — 
man,  cartero,  m.  ;  —  office, 
oficina  de  — ;  —  free,  franco 
de  — ;  -age,  stamp,  sello,  (S. 
A.,  estampilla,  f. )  ;  -age,  gas- 
tos  6  porte  de  correo ;  —  of- 
fice order,  libranza  contra  cor- 
reos ;  by  next  — ,  a  vuelta  de 
correo ;  -e  restant€,  posta  re- 
stante. 

post    (position),    puesto,    m. 

postpone,    diferir. 

potato,    patata,    f. 

pottery,    loza,   vajilla,    f. 

pound,  libra,   f. 

pour,    echar. 

poverty,    pobreza,    f. 

powder,  polvo,  m.  ;  gun  — ,  pol- 
vora,  f. 

power,  poder,  m.  ;  —  of  attor- 
ney, procuracion,  f.  ;  -ful,  po- 
deroso,  a ;  -less,  imponente. 

practical,  efectivo,  a ;  -ally,  pra- 
ticamente. 

practice,   pratica,    f. 

praise,    alabar ;   n.   alabanza,   f. 

precaution,    precaucion,    f. 

precede,  preceder. 

prefer,  preferir ;  -able,  preferi- 
ble ;  -ence,  preferencia,  f. 

prejudice,  perjucio,  detrimento, 
agrayio,  dafio,  m. 

preliminary,    preliminar. 

premium,    premio,   m. 

preparation,    preparative,    m. 

prepare,    preparar. 

prepay,  franquear ;  -ment,  fran- 
queo,  m. 

present,    presentar. 

present,  adj.  presente,  actual, 
corriente. 

press,    urgir ;    n.    prensa,    f. 

pretext,    pretexto,    m. 

prevail,     predomiiiar,     persuadir. 

prevent,    evitar,    impedir. 

previous,  previo,  a ;  anterior ; 
-ly,  anteriormente. 


COMMERCIAL   CORRESPONDENCE  135 

price,    precio,    premio,    in.  ;    cur-  purchase,      comprar ;     —     in     a 

rent    — ,    el    —    corriente ;    at  lump,   —  a  bulto,  —  por  jun- 

the  quoted  — ,  al  —  de  plaza  ;  to  ;  —  on  credit,  —  a  credito  ; 

at  any  — ,  a  todo  — ;  cost  — ,  n.   compra,   f.  ;   -er,  comprador, 

— •    de    coste  ;    average    — ,    — •  m. 

medio  ;  buying  — ,  —  de  com-  pure,    puro,    a. 

pra;  closing  — ,  ultimo  — .  purport,   sentido,   m. 

principal,    principal,    m.  purpose:    for   the   —   of,    para, 

print,     imprimir ;     n.     impresioii,  pursue,    perseguir,    adoptar. 

f.  ;    -er,    prensista,    imprensor,  purveyor,    proveedor,    m. 

m.  ;    -ing,    impresion,    f.  put,   poiier,   cellar ;   —  out,    (fire 

private,    particular.  or    light),    apagar ;    —    up    to 

probable,  probable.  auction,     poner     en     subasta ; 

probably,    probablemente.  —  into,   arribar  en,   meter  en  ; 

probity,   probidad,   f.  —    off,    aplazar ;    —    up    with, 

proceed,      proceder,      proseguir ;  aguantar. 

-ing    (legal),    proceso,    m. ;    -s,  putty,   masilla,   f. 

producto,    valor,    m.  ;    net    -s, 

valor,    producto    neto,    liquido, 

m.                                                ,  Q 
process,   procedimiento,   m. 

procure,    procurar.  qualification,    calificacioii,    f. 

produce,    producir ;    n.    producto,  quality,    calidad,    f. 

m.  quantity,   cantidad,   f. 

profession,   profesion,   f.  quarantine,    cuarantena,    f. 

profit,     ganancia,     f.  ;     beneficio,  quarter,     cuarto ;     -s,     vecindad, 

m.  ;  gross  — ,  — •  por  junto.  f.  ;    -ly,    cada    tres    meses. 

profit  by,  beneficiar  de.  question,   pregunta,   cuestion,   f.  ; 

progress,    progreso,    m.  -able,    sospechoso,    a. 

promise,    prometer ;    n.    promesa,  quick,    pronto,    rapido,    a ;     dili- 

f.  gente ;    -ly,    rapidamente. 

promote,    promover,    establecer.  quiet,    sileiicioso,    a. 

promptly,    prontamente,    al    mo-  quinine,   quinina,   f. 

mento,    de    pronto.  quite,    bastaiite,    eiiterameiite. 

proper,    propio,    a ;    -ly,    debida-  quotation,    cotizacion,    cuota,    f.  ; 

mente.  precio,    m. 

property,    bienes,    m.    pi.  ;     pro-  quote,    cotizar. 

piedad,    f. 

proposal,    proposicioii,    f. 

proportion,     proporcioii,     f.  ;     in  R 

—  to,   prorata. 

proposition,    proposito,    m.  rabbit,   conejo,  m.  ;  —  skin,   piel 

prosecute,     persequir    un    pleito.  <je   . 

prospect,   porvenir,   m.  ;   perspec-  rags,    trapos,   m.    pi. 

tiva,    f. ;   -ive,   anticipado,   a.  railroad,   ferrocaril,   m. 

prospectus,   prospecto,   m.  rain>     Hover;     n.     lluvia,    f . ;     — 

prosperous,    prospero,    a.  bow,   arco  iris,   m. 

protect,    guardar.  raise,    alzar,    levantar ;    (money), 

protest,  protesta,  f.  ;  —  charges,  recoger. 

gastos    de  — .  range    (of    prices),    movimiento, 

protract,    enternizarse.  (pi.)    de    los    precios. 

prove,    probar.  rapid,    rapido ;    -ity,    rapidez,    f.  ; 

provided    that,    con    tal    de    que.  _iy>    rapidamente. 

provision,     provision,     f.  ;     depo-  rare,   raro,   a ;   -ly,   raras  veces. 

sito,  m.  ;  -s,   (eatables),  comes-  rash,    temerario,    a. 

tibles,   m.   pi.  ;   —  dealer,   mer-  rate>   precio,  m.  ;  tasa,   f.  ;   at  the 

cader    de    comestibles.  —    of,    a    razon    de,    al    precio 

prudent,    prudente.  de ;   at   any  — ,   en   todo   caso. 

public,    publico,    a.  rather,   uii  poco,   algo,   bastaiite ; 

publish,    publican  —    than,    que,    mas    que,    mas 

punctuality,    punctualidad,    f.  bieii    .  .  .    que,  antes  que. 


136  SPANISH 

raw,     cruclo,     a ;     —     silk,     seda  reestablishment,       rehabilitacion, 

cruda.  f. 

reach,    llegar    a.  refer,   referir,   dirigirse. 

read,    leer ;   -er,   lector,   m.  ;    -ing,  references,       informes,      indicios, 

lectura,    f.  m.    pi.;    refeiencias,    f.    pi. 

readily,    prontamente.  refinery,     fabrica     de     refmacion, 

ready,     preparado,     a;     listo,     a;  (f. ) 

—  made,   hecho,   a.  reflect,    reflexionar. 
real,     verdadero ;     -ly,      efectiva-  refund,    reembolsar. 

mente.  refusal,    denegacion,    f.  ;    rehuso, 

realization,    realizacion,    f.  rechazo,    m. 

realize,     realizar,    apreciar.  refuse,     rehuzar ;     —    to     accept, 

realm,    imperio,    m.  -    la    aceptacion,     f. 

ream,   resma   (f.)    (de  papel).  regain,    volver    a    ganar. 

reason,   razon,  f.  ;  causa,  f. ;  mo-  regard;    in   —  to,    en   cuanto   a; 

tivo,      m.  ;      -able,      razoiiable ;  tocante    a. 

(cheap),    barato,    a.  register,     registrar;     -ing,     regis- 

rebate,   rebaja,   f.  ;"  descuento,   m.  tro,  m. 

recall,      revocar,      hacer     volver ;  regret,    sentir. 

quitar    el    empleo    de.  regular,    ordinario,    a ;    -ity,    reg- 

receipt,    recibo,    m.  ;    cedula,    f.  ;  tilaridad,    f. 

acknowledge    a   — ,    acusar   re-  regulations,    regulacion,    f.  ;    reg- 

cibo ;    on   —   of,    al    recibo    de.  la,    f. 

receive,     recibir,    cobrar ;     to    —  reimburse,      reembolsar ;      -ment, 

goods,     recoger     la     libraiiza ;  reembolso,    m. 

your    letter    -ed,    su    carta    ha  reject,   rechazar. 

llegado    a    nuestro    poder.  relative,    relative,    a ;    pertinente. 

receiving    clerk,    recibidor,    m.  release,    eximir. 

recent,   reciente  ;  in  —  years,  en  reliable,  confiable,  habil,   seguro, 

los  ultimos  afios  ;  -ly,  reciente-  a. 

mente;     (-ly    +    p.    part.)    re-  reluctance,        repugnancia,        f.  ; 

cien    ...    (p.   part.)  ;    poco   an-  with  — ,   de  mala  gana. 

tes.  reluctant,    repugnante. 

reception,    recepcion,    f.  rely    (upon),    coiifiar    en,    contar 

recipe,    receta,   f.  con. 

reciprocal,    reciproco,    a;    mutuo,  remain,   quedar ;    the   -s,   los   res- 

a.  tos. 

recognize,    reconocer.  remainder,    restante,    resto,    m.  ; 

recommend,      recomeiidar  ;  alcance,    m.  ;    lo   demas. 

(praise),     eiicomendar.  remark,       n.       observacion,       f.  ; 

recommendation,   recomeiidacion,  -able,  notable. 

f.  remember,    acordarse    de,    recor- 

reconctruct,  reorganizar.  dar. 

record,    n.    registro,    m.  ;    on    — ,  remiss,    negligente. 

registrado,    a.  remit,    remesar ;    n.    remesa,    f.  : 

recourse,    recurso,    m.  ;    to    have  entrega,    f. 

—  against,   haber   — •   sobre.  removal,  traslado,  rcmovimiento, 
recover,    recojer ;    -able    recuper-  m. 

able,    resarcible.  remove,    alejar. 

rectification,     enmendacioii,     f.  renew   (a  bill),   renovar  tin   efec- 

rectify,    rectificar.  to. 

red,   eiicariiado,   a;   rojo,   a.  rent,    alqtiilar ;    11.    alqtiiler,    m. 

redeem,    rescatar,   reembolsar  ;  —  renunciation,  renuncia,  cesion,  f. 

an  annuity,   ridimir  tina  renta.  repairs,    repairing,    reparacion,  f. 

redemption,     retire,     m.  ;     —    of  repay,   reembolsar. 

title  deeds,  —  de  titulos.  reply,     coiitestar ;     n.     respuesta, 

redraft,    recambio,    m.  contestacion,    f. 

reduce,    reduch.  report,     informe,     anuncio,     m.  ; 

reduction,    rebaja,    f.  the   official  — ,   el  proceso  ver- 

reef,    arrecifre,    m.  bal  ;    -er,    corresponsal. 


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represent,      r'epreseiitar ;      -ative,  river,  rio,  m. 

representante,    agente,    m.  road,     camino,     m. ;      (highway), 

reputation,    reputacion,    f.  carretera,    f.  ;    -side,    la    ribera 

request,    pedir,    suplicar ;    n.    pe-  del    camino. 

ticioii      pedida,    f.  ;     to    be    in  robber,   ladron,  bandolero,,   m. 
great  — ,    estar   muy   buscado,  rock,    roca,    f.  ;    arrecifre,    m. 
|.  roll,   rollo,   lio,   m. 
require,  exigir,  necesitar ;  -ment,  room,    (of  a  house),  cuarto,  m.  ; 
demanda,  f.  P.ieza,    f.  ;     (space),    lugar,    si- 
requisite,    requisite,    a.  tio,    m. 
resemble,    parecer.  root,    raiz,    1. 

reserve,    reservar,    guardar.  rough,   aspero,   a;  —  draft,   bor- 

reshipment,    reembarque,   m.  rador,    m. 

resolute,    resuelto,    a.  round,      redondo,      a;     —     sum, 

resort,    recurrir ;    n.    recurso,    m.  cuenta    redonda. 

resource,  recurso,  m.  ;  -ful,  lleiio  row,    hilera,   f. 

de  -s.  royal,  real, 

respect,      venerar,      estimar ;      n.  ruby,    rubi,   m. 

modo,     m.  ;     in     any     — ,     de  rude,   rudo,   a. 

algim    — ;    in   no   — ,    de    nin-  rug,   tapete,   m. 

gun    — ;     in     all    -s,     de    todo  rugged,     escabroso,     a. 

modo ;     -ing,     en     lo     concern-  ruin,   arruiiiar ;   11.    ruina,   f. 

iente    a.  run,    correr,    coiitinuar ;    —   into, 

responsible,    responsable.  tropezar ;   — -  over,    atropellar  ; 

responsibility,    obligacion,    f.  -ning,    corneiite. 

rest,     apoyar;     n.      (remainder),  rush,    arrojarse,    tener    prisa. 

lo,    los. 'las,    demas.  Russia,    Rusia,   f. 

result,   resultado,   m.  Russian,  ruso,  a. 
retail,   al  menudo,  al  por  menor. 
retire,    retirarse. 

retrench,    acortar,    disminuir.  S 
return,     volver,     remitir,     devol- 

yer ;   11.  vuelta,  f.  ;  by  —  post,  sack,    saco,    m. 

a.   —   de   correo ;    -s,    producto,  sacrifice,    sacrificio,    m. 

m.  ;  resaca,  f.  ;  cobros,  m.  pi.  ;  sad,    triste. 

cobranzas,   f.   pi.  ;  on  your  — ,  saddle,    silla,    (f.)    (de   montar)  ; 

a    su    regreso.  v.   eiisillar. 

reversible,  reversible.  safe,  11.  cofre,  (m.),  cofre  de 
revise,  revisar.  hierro ;  adj.  digno  de  con- 
reward,  recompensar  ;  n.  recom-  fianza ;  en  salvo ;  -ly,  segura- 

pensa,    f.  mente ;   sin  lesion, 
ribbon,    cinta,    f.  ;    listen,    galoii,  sail,    navegar,    darse    a    la    vela, 
m.  n.    vela,    f.  ;    —   cloth,    tela    de 
rice,    arroz,    m.  — ;    -or,    marinero,    m. 
rich,    rico,    a.  salable,    vendible, 
rid,   get  —  of,   desembarazar  de.  salary,    sueldo,    m. 
right,     privilegio,     derecho,     m.  ;  sale,    venta,    f.  ;    —    by    auction, 
to    have    a    —    to,    tener    de ;  —  a  la  puja ;  auction  — ,   sub- 
to    be    — ,    tener    razoii     (en)  ;  asta,   f.  ;   on  — :,   de  — . 
—    away,    inmediatameiite.  salesman,    veiidedor,    m.  ;    travel- 
rigidly,     con    rigidez,     inflexible-  ling  — ,    viajero,    m. 

mente.  salt,    sal,    f.  ;    rock   — ,    sal   gema. 

rigorous,    riguroso,    a.  salvage,      salvamento,      m.  ;      — 

ring,  anillo,  m.  ;   (stone  or  seal),  rights,    derechos   de  — . 

sortija,    f.  same,    mismo,    a,    os,    as. 

rise,     alzar,     levantarse ;     n.     (of  sample,      cotejar;      n.      muestra, 

prices),    alza,    f.  ;    on    the    — ,  prueba,    f. 

en    alza.  sand,     arena,     f.  ;     —     stone,     la 

risk,    riesgo,    m.  ;    at   one's   — ,    a  piedra    arenisca. 

todo  — ;    against   all   — ,    con-  satin,    raso,    m. 

tra   todo  — ;   -y,   temerario,    a.  satisfaction,    satisfaction,   f. 


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SPANISH 


satisfactorily,    satisfactoriamente.  sequestration,     secuestro,     m. 

satisfactory,    satisfactorio,    a.  serious,   serio,   a  ;   grave  ;   -ly,   de 

satisfied,    satisfecho    (con)  ;    con-  veras,    gravemente. 

tento,   a,    (de).  serve,    servir. 

satisfy,    satisfacer,    pagar.  service,    servicio,    in.  ;    table    —  , 

Saturday,   sabado,   m.  vajilla,  f.  ;  tender  of  —  ,  oferta 

save,    guardar,    salvar.  de  —  ;  to  be  of  —  ,   servir. 

say,   decir.  set,   colocar,   poner  ;  —  off,   par- 

scale    (s),   peso,   m.  ;   on   a  large  tir;    —    aside,     anular  ;    —    a 

—  ,   en   grande.  pearl,      eiigastar      una      perla  ; 
scarce,    raro,    a  ;    -ly,    apenas.  —   sail,    darse    (hacerse)    a    la 
scatter,    desparramar.  vela  ;     —    fire    to,     incendiar  ; 
school,   escuela,   f.  n.   coleccion,   f. 

science,    ciencia,    f.  settle,    arreglar  ;    ajustar. 

screw,     tornillo,     m.  ;     cork     —  ,  settlement,   ajuste,   arreglo,   m. 

sacacorchos,     m.  ;     —     driver,  seven,    siete. 

desarmador,    m.  seventeen,    diez    y    siete. 

sea,    mar,   m.    f.  ;   —  worthy,    en  seventy,    setenta. 

estado    de    iiavigar  ;    —    risks,  several,   varies,   as  ;  unos,   as. 

dafios   y   riesgos   del   mar.  sew,    coser  ;    -ing    machine,    ma- 

seal,   sellar  ;   n.   sello,   m.  ;   to  af-  quiiia    de    coser. 

fix  the  —  ,      echar  el  —  ;   take  shade,  shadow,  sombra,  f.  ;    (col- 

off  the  —  ,  alzar^  el  —  ;   under  or  distinction),   matiz,   m. 

—  ,  bajo  —  ;   (animal),  foca,  f.  share,    accion,    obligacion,    parti- 
seamstress,  costurera,  f.  da,   parte,   f.  ;    transferable   —  , 
sea-port,    puerto    (m.)    de    mar;  titulo   al   portador  ;   —  holder, 

adj.    maritimo,    a.  accionista,    m. 

search,    buscar  ;    n.    busca,    f.  sheep,   carnero,    m. 

season,    estacion,   f.  ;    dull  —  ,   —  sheet-iron,    palastro,   m. 

muerta.  shell,    concha,    f. 

second,     segundo,     a;     -ary,     se-  shelter,     abrigo,     m.  ;     under    — 

condario,     a.  of,  from,  al  —  de. 

secret,    secreto,    m.  sheriff,    algnacil,    m. 

secure,   obtener,   procurar.  shine,   brillar. 

security,    prenda,    caucion,    nan-  ship>     despacnar,     enviar,     nian- 

za,  f.  ;  securities,  vales,  m.  pi.  ;  dar>    Cargar   un   buque  ;    to   — 

collateral     securities,     garantia  water,    encargar    un    golpe    de 

subsidiaria.  mar  .     n>     buque,     bote,     m.  ; 

see,  ver;  —  to  it,  tener  cuidado  merchant     —  ,     -   -     mere-ante; 

°lue-  —  wright,   constructor  de  —  ; 

seek,    buscar.  -ment,   cargamento,   m.  ;   reme- 

seem,    parecer.  sa>  f,  .  _  owner,  armador,  m.  ; 

seize,    embargar,    secuestrar.  shipper,     cargador,     m.  ;     -ing, 

seizure,    embargo,    comiso,    m.  cargamento,  m.  ;  -ing  charges, 

select,  escoger;  adj.,  escojido,  a;  gastos    de    bordo  ;    -ing    clerk, 

a  —  collection,   una  coleccion  despachador,     m.  ;     -ing,     adj., 

—  ;  —  goods,  mercaderias  -as.  maritimo,    a  ;    —    wreck,    nau- 
self,   mismo,   a.  fragio,   m. 

sell,     vender;    —    at    retail,    —  shirt)    Camisa,    f. 

al    por    menor;    —    at    whole-  sh            calzado,     m.  ;     —    trade, 

sale     —    al    por    mayor;    -er,  Comercio    de    —  . 


vendedor     m. 


h  j      d        f       work  t  j. 


. 

sense,    sentido,    m.  tendero,    m. 

sentence,    juicio,    m.  ;    sentencia,  short,   corto,   a;  breve;   -ly,   den- 

f.  tro  de  poco. 

separate,  separar  ;  adj.  separado,  shorten,    acortar,    abreviar    (se). 

a.  shoulder,    hombro,    m. 

September,    se(p)tiembre,   m.  shout,    gritar. 


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show,   mostrar ;  on  — ,   en  mues-  snow,    nevar ;   n.    nieve,   f. 

tra;  -y,  vistoso,  a.  so,  tan;  —  much  (many),  tan- 
shrink,  encogerse.  to,  a,  os,  as ;  so  ...  as,  tan 
sick,  enfermo,  a ;  malo,  a.  ...  como ;  he  said  — ,  lo 
side,  lado,  m.  dijo ;  adv.  asi ;  —  that,  — 
sight,  vista,  f.  ;  at  — ,  a  la  vista.  much  that,  tanto  que  ;  —  that 
sign,  firmar ;  n.  muestra,  f.  ;  —  (result),  de  modo  que;  — 

painter,   pintor  de  muestras.  long,     tanto     tiempo ;     —    on, 

signal,    serial,   m.  asi  sucesivamente ;  and  —  on, 

signature,   firma,   f.  etcetera^ 

signer,   firmante,   m.  soap,     jabon,     m.  ;     soft    — ,     — 

silent,    silencioso,    a ;    to    be    — ,  negro. 

callar.  sober,  arreglado,   a ;   serio,   a. 

silk,  seda,  f. ;  embroidery  — ,  —  society,   sociedad,   f. 

de  bordar;  waste  — ,  despojos  sodium,    sodio,    m. 

m.   pi.)   de  — ;   raw  — ,  —  en  soft,   suave.                                          , 

rama,  —  cruda ;  —  goods,  te-  soiled,    sucio,    a. 

jidos    de    — ;    sewing    — ,    —  sojourn,   morada,   f. 

para    coser.  soldier,    soldado,    m. 

silly,    necio,    a.  sole,    solo,    a. 

silver,    plata,    f .  ;   —   plate,    (v.),  solicit,     solicitar ;     -or,     procura- 

platear;  —  plate,    (n.),  vajilla  dor,  m. 

de    plata.  solvability,     solvency,     solvencia, 

similar,    semejante.  f. 

since,   desde,  pues,  despues,  des-  solvent,   solvente. 

de    que.  some,    alguno,    a;    pi.,    alguiios, 

sincerely,     sinceramente ;     Yours  as ;      unos,      as ;      unps,      (as) 

— ,   see  Introduction  III,  3.  cuantos,    (as)  ;    (considerable),, 

single,   simple,   solo,  a.  bastante ;  —  body,  —  one,  al- 

sink,    hundirse.  guien,     alguno,     a ;    —    thing, 

sir,     sefior,     m.  ;     Dear    — ,     see  algo,    alguna    cosa ;    —    thing 

Introduction    III,    2.  else,    otra    cosa ;    —    times,    a 

sister,    hermana,    f.  ;    —    in-law,  veces ;   —  what,    un   poco,    al- 

cunada,   f.  go ;      —     where,      en      alguna 

sit,   sentarse.  parte. 

situation,    colocacion,    plaza,    f. ;  son,   hijo,   m. 

sitio,   empleo,  m.  soon,   pronto,   presto,   temprano ; 

six,  seis.  as  —  as,  luego  que,  tan  pron- 

sixteen,   diez  y  seis.  to    como,    en    cuanto. 

sixty,    sesenta.  sorry,   afligido,   a;   triste  ;   be  — , 

size,   tarnano,   m.  sentir    (lo). 

skates,    patines,    m.    pi.  sort,    genero,    m.  ;    especie,    f. 

skein,    made  j  a,    f.  soul,  alma,  f. 

skill,   habilidad,   f.  sound,    sonar;     (naut.),    sondar ; 

skin,  piel,  f. ;  tanned  — ,  —  cur-  adj.    seguro,    a ;    sano,    a ;    n. 

tida;    -ner,    pellejero,    m.  son,   sonido,   m. 

skipper,    patron,    m.  sour,   agrio,   a. 

skirt,   saya,   f.  South,    sur,    sud,    m.  ;    —    east, 

sleep,   dormir ;   n.   suefio,   m.  sudeste,   m.  ;   —  west,   sudoes- 

sleeve,   manga,   f.  te,    m.  ;    -ern,    meridional, 

slight,    ligero,    a.  space,   espacio,   m. 

slip,   resbalar.  Spain,    Espafia,    f. 

slow,     lento,     a ;     detenido,     a ;  Spaniard,    Espanol,    ola,    m.    and 

atrasado,     a ;     be    — ,     (as     a  f. 

watch,  train,  etc.),  atrasar,  es-  Spanish,       espanol,       ola;       (the 

tar     atrasado,     a;     -ly,     despa-  language),     el     castellano,     el 

cio.  espanol;    —   American,    hispa- 

small,    pequefio,    a ;    chico,    a.  noamericano,    a. 

smell,    oler ;   —  of,   oler   a.  spare,     dispensar     de,     concedir, 

smoke,   humear ;  —  tobacco,   fu-  disponer    de ;    to    have    to    — , 

mar ;  n.  humo,  m.  tener   de   sobra. 


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speak,   hablar. 
specify,     especificar. 
specimen,   muestra,   f. 
spectacles,    leiites,    m.    f.    pi. 
speculate,       especular ;       —       in 

stocks,  jugar  a  la  bolsa. 
speculation,  especulacion,  f. 
spend,  gastar ;  —  time,  pasar 

(tiempo). 
spices,     especias,     f.     pi.  ;     condi- 

mentos,    m.    pi. 
splendid,    magriifico,    a. 
split,    partir. 
spoon,    cucharra,    f. 
spot,    tacha,    f.  ;     (place),    lugar, 

m. 

spring,   primavera,   f. 
spring     aleak,     hacer     agua     (el 

bnque). 

squander,    derrochar. 
square,     (math.),    cuadrado,    m.  ; 

two   feet  — ,   dos   pies   en  cua- 

dro. 
stamp,    sello,    m.  ;    —    duty,    de- 

recho  de  — ;  postage  — ,  sello, 

m.  ;     (S.     A.,     estampilla,     f.)  ; 

-    de    correo. 

standard,    marco,    m.  ;    norma,    f. 
standing,   n.  posicion,  f. 
star,    estrella,   f. 
starch,    almidon,    m. 
start,      salir      (para)  ;      instituir ; 

poner    (se)    en    camino. 
state,    declarar,    exponer ;    n.    es- 

tado,    m. 
station,     estacion,     f.  ;     v.     apos- 

tar. 

stay,   quedarse ;   11.   parada,   f. 
steady,   arreglado,   a. 
steam,     vapor,     m.  ;     —    engine, 

una    maquina    de   — ;    -er,    va- 
por,   m. 
steel,     acero,     m.  ;     cast    — ,     - 

fundido. 

stenographer,    taquigrafo,    m. 
steal,    robar. 
step,    paso,    m.  ;    to    take    -s    to, 

tomar    medidas    para, 
stick,    (cane),    baston,    in. 
still,    todavia,    aun    (or   aim),   — • 

more,    avin    mas. 
stipulation,    estipulacion,    f. 
stock;      fondos,      m.      pi.;      pro- 
vision,  f.  ;   mercaderias,   f.   pi.  ; 

—  on    hand,    mercaderias    en 
deposito ;    -s,    acciones,    f.    pi.  ; 

—  broker,    agente   de   cambio. 
agiotista,    m.  ;    —    holder,    ac- 
cionista,  m.  ;  —  jobbing,  agio 
taje,    m. 

stockings,    medias,    f.    pi. 


stone,    piedra,    f. 

storage,     almacenaje,     m. 

store,     almacenar ;     n.     almacen, 

m.  ;    tienda,    f.  ;    —    house,    al- 
macen,   m. 
storm,    borrasca,    f. 
story,    cuento,    m.  ;    (of    a   build- 
ing).'  piso,   m. 

straight,    recto,    a ;    directo,    a. 
straighten    (out),    arreglar. 
strait,    estrecho,   m. 
strange,   extrano,   a ;   particular, 
stranger,     extranjero,     a ;     foras- 

tero,    a;    (unknown),    descoiio- 

cido,    a. 

stratum,   capa,    f. 
straw,    paja,    f. 
street,   calle,   f. 
strike,      pegar ;   be   on   a  — ,   es- 

tar    en    huelga ;    —    on    rocks, 

escollar. 
strong,   fuerte. 

student,     estudiente,     m.     and     f. 
study,    estudiar ;    n.    estudio,    m. 
style,    moda,    f.  ;    genero,    m. 
subdivide,    subdividir. 
subject,   materia,   f.  ;    sujeto,   m.  ; 

asunto,    m. 
submerge,   sumergir. 
submit,    someter. 
subscribe,    abonarse ;    -er,    aboii- 

ado,    m. 

subscription,     subscripcioii, 
subsequent,    siguiente, 
substance,    materia,    f. 
succeed,     suceder,     acertar, 

rar,     tener     buen     exito, 

bien. 
success,    suceso,    m.  ;    salida,   for- 

tuiia,    f.  ;    -ful,    dichoso,    a. 
such,    such    a,    tal ;    semejante. 
sudden,     subito,     a ;     imprevisto, 

a ;    -ly,    de   repente. 
suffer,    sufrir. 
suffice,    bastar. 
sufficient,     to     be, 

suficientemente. 
sugar,    azucar,    m.  ; 

de    piloii ;    brown    — 

brado,    —    moreno. 
suggest,  sugerir;  -ion,  sugestion, 

suit,  convenir ;  11.  (clothes), 
traje,  m.  ;  law  — ,  pleito,  m.  ; 
-able,  propio,  a. 

suite,    vivienda,    f. 

sulfur,   azufre,   m. 

sum,    importe,    montante,    m. 

summer,    verano,    m. 

summons,     citacion,     asignacion, 


f. 


log- 
salir 


bastar ;     -ly, 


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sun,    sol,    m.  tear,    desgarrar. 

Sunday,    donringp,   m.  teeth,    dientes,    m.    pi. 

superfine,    superior,    superfino,  a.  telegram,   telegrama,   m. 

superintendent,     superintendente,  telegraph,     telegrafiar ;     n.     tele- 

m.  ;  amo,  m.  grafo,  m.  ;  —  operator,  tele- 
superior,  superior.  grafista,  m.  ;  -y,  telegrafia, 
supply,  abastecer ;  proveer ;  n.  f.  ;  -ic,  telegrafico,  a. 

provision,  f.  telephone,  telefoiiear ;  n.  tele- 
support,  mantener,  apoyar ;  n.  fono,  m.  ;  -y,  telefonia,  f.  ;  -12, 

apoyo,    m.  telefonico,    a. 

suppose,    suponer.  tell,   decir,   contar. 

sure,    seguro,    a ;    -ly,    de    — ;    I  temporary,    temporario,    a.  ;    tem- 

am  —   that,   estoy   —   de   que.  porarily,    momentaneamente. 

surgeon,    cirujaiio,    m.  ten,    diez. 

surgery,    cirujia,    f.  tenant,   iiiquilino,   a,   m.   and   f. 

surplus,    sobrante,    excedente,    m.  tend,    tender    (a)  ;    —    to,    tener 

surprise,    sorprender.  cuidado    de. 

surprising,    maravilloso,    a.  tender,     tierno,     a ;     -ly,     tierna- 

surround     (with),    rodear     (de)  ;  mente. 

-ings,    alrededores,    m.    pi.  tenth,    decimo,    a. 

suspension,    (of   payments),    sus-  term,   termino,   m.  ;   condicion,   f. 

pension    (f. )    de    pagos.  territory,     territorio,     distrito,  m. 

suspicion,   sospecha,    f.  than,     que;     (before    numerals), 

sustain,   sostener ;  —  a  loss,   su-  de  '•>     (before    dependent    claus- 

frir    una    perdida.  es),   del  que,   de  la  que,  etc. 

sweep,  barren  thank,     dar     (las)     gracias     (a)  ; 

sweet,    dulce.  agradecer ;    -s,    gracias,    f.    pi. 

swim,    nadar.  that,     (rel.),    que. 

Swiss,    suizo,    a.  that,    (dem.),    ese,    a,    o;    aquel, 

Switzerland,    Suiza,    f.  aquella,  aquello  ;  —  one,  aquel, 

swear,    jurar.  aquella. 

sworn,    juramentado,    a.  that,      (conj.),     que;      (in     order 

system,   sistema,  m.  — )»    para   que. 

thaw,    deshelar. 
the,   el,   la,   los,   las,   lo. 

HP  their,    su,    sus;    el    (la,    los,    las) 

...    de  ellos   (ellas). 

table,   mesa,    f  them,    los,    les,    las;    ellos,    ellas. 

tailor,    sastre,    m.  then,    entonces,    luego. 

take,  '  tomar ;'  —    up,    dar    buena  there'     alli'     alla ;     (near    Person 

acogida;  —  steps     to,  —  med-  addressed),    ahi ;    over  — ,   por 

idas  para  ;  —  well,  tener  buen  alh  '  —  ls»  —  are'   hav- 

exito;    —    place,    tener    lugar  therefore,    por    esto,    por    consi- 

verificarse;    (carry),  llevar  •  —  guiente,    por    tanto. 

care    of,    cuidar    (de)  ;    —   off  they'  ellos'  ellas- 

quitar ;      —     out,      sacar ;      thick,    espeso,   a ;    denso,    a. 

pleasure   in,    tener   gusto   en.  thief,    ladron,    ona,   m.    and    f. 

talk,   hablar.  thin,    delgado,   a. 

tall,    alto,   a.  thing,   cosa,   f.  ;    some  — ,    algo. 

tallow,    sebo.    m.  think,    pensar ;   —  of,   —  en  ;   — 

tare,    tara,    t.  about,  —  de ;   (believe),  creer. 

tarif,  tarifa,   f.  ;   arancel,   m.  third,    tercero,    a ;    (in    compound 

tartar,  tartaro,  m.  ;   cream  of  — ,  ordinals),    tercio,    a. 

cremor    (m.)    tartaro.  thirst,   sed,   f.  ;   be  — y,   tener   — . 

task,    tarea,    f.  thirteen,    trece. 

taste,    gustar ;    n.    gusto,    m.  thirty,     treinta. 

tax,  impuesto,  m.  this,    (dem.),   este,   a,   os,   as,   o; 

tea,   te,  m.  ;  —  spoon,  cucharita,  —  one    (pro.),    este,   esta,   etc. 

f.  thoroly,    a    fondo. 

teach,    ensenar ;    -er,    maestro,  m.  those   who,   les  que,   etc. 


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tho,    aunque. 

thought,   pensamiento,   m. 

thousand,   mil. 

thread,    hilo,    m. 

three,   tres. 

thrive,    prosperar. 

throat,   garganta,  f. 

throw,    echar,   arrojar;   —  away, 

arrojar,     botar. 
thru,  por,    por  medio  de ;  a  traves 

de. 

thrust,  meter. 
Thursday,   jueves,   m. 
ticket,  billete,  m. 
tide,  n.   marea,  f. 
tide   over,   superar. 
tight,    firme. 
timber,   madera,  f. 
time,   tiempo,   m.  ;  hora,   f.  ;   vez, 

f.  ;   on  — ,   puntual.   a  tiempo ; 

what  —  is  it?  ique  hora  es?; 

the    first   — ,    la    primera   vez; 

from    —    to    — ,     de    vez     en 

cuando. 
tin,    estafio,    m. ;   —  ware,    hoja- 

lateria,    f. 
tint,    n.    matiz,    m. 
tired,    cansado,    a. 
tissue,    tejido,    m. ;    tela,    f. ;    — 

paper,    papel   de   seda. 
to,    a;    (as    far    as),    hasta ;    (in 

order  — ),  para, 
tobacco,     tobaco,     m.  ;     smoking 

— ,    — •   para    fumar ;    snuff   — , 

—  rape ;  —  pouch,  bolsa  para 

today,    hoy. 
'together,     junto,     a;     —     with, 

junto    con. 
tomorrow,     mafiana ;     day     after 

— ,      pasado   — ;   —   morning, 

-   por   la   — . 
ton,    tonelada,    f. 
tongue,  lengua,  f. 
tonight,    esta  noche. 
tonnage,    tonelada,    f. 
109,    tambien;   —   much,    demas- 

iado,    a ;    it's  —   bad,   \  es   las- 

tima! 

tooth,   diente,   m. 
tortoise-shell,    concha,    f. ;    carey, 

m. 
total,  11.   importe,  montante,  m.  ; 

adj.   total, 
touch,   tocar. 
toward    (s),    hacia. 
town,    pueblo,    m. ;    ciudad,    f. 
tracer,    investigador.    m. 


trade,  comercio,  m.  ;  —  allow- 
ance, reduccion,  f.  ;  coasting 
— ,  cabotaje,  m.  ;  free  — ,  cam- 
bio  libre ;  retail  — ,  comercio 
al  por  meiior ;  wholesale  — , 
comercio  al  por  mayor ;  trad- 
er, mercader,  traficante,  m. 

train,    tren,    m.  ;    express,/ — ,    — 
directo ;    by   fast  — ,    por   gran 
velocidad. 

transact,  hacer,  ejecutar  iiego- 
cios ;  -ion,  transaccion,  f.  ; 
negocio,  m. 

transfer,    trasportar,    ceder. 

transit,     transito,     m.  ;     free    — , 
-     libre ;     —    instrument,     el 
telescopic    de    meridiano. 

translate,    traducir. 

translation,    traduccion,    f. 

transmit,    transmitir. 

transportation,     trasporte,     m. 

trap,    trampa,    f. 

travel,  viajar;  -ler,  viajeio,  m.  ; 
commercial  — ,  viajero  (m) 
de  comercio,  viajante,  m.  ; 
-ing  bag,  maleta,  f. 

treasure,  tesoro,  m. 

treatise,    tratado,    m. 

treaty,    coiivenio,    m. 

tree,    arbol,    m. 

tremble    (with),   temblar    (de). 

trial,  prueba,  f.  ;  to  take  on  — , 
tomar  a  — ;  (legal),  juicio, 
m. ;  adj.  tentative,  a. 

trim,    preparar. 

trimming,  guarnicion,  pasama- 
neria,  f. 

trip,    viaje,    m. 

trouble,  molestar ;  11.  pesar,  m.  ; 
to  take  —  to,  tomar  la  pena 
de. 

trousers,  pantalones,  m.  pi. 

truce,  tregua,  f.  ;  flag  of  — ,  la 
bandera  de  parlamento. 

truck,    carruaje,   m. 

true,  verdadero,  a;  (faithful), 
fiel ;  it  is  — ,  es  verdad,  (cier- 
to). 

trunk,  baul,  m.  ;  (tree),  tronco, 
m. 

trust,  creer ;  —  in,  confiar  en. 

trustee,    curador,    m. 

trustworthy,  digno  (a)  de  con- 
fianza ;  seguro,  a. 

truth,    verdad,    f. 

try,  (test),  probar ;  (attempt), 
tratar  (de). 

tub,   cuba,  f. 

Tuesday,   martes,   m. 

Turk,    Turkish,    turco,    a. 


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Turkey,    Turquia,    f.  unlimited,   sin  limites. 

turn,   volver ;  —  around,  volver-  unload,    descargar. 

se ;      (become),      hacerse,     po-  unmarried,    soltero,    a. 

nense ;    —    to    account,     sacar  unpack,       desembalar,       desliar ; 

provecho    de ;    —   back,    retro-  -ing,    desembalaje,    m. 

ceder.  unreadable,     que    no    puede    ser 

tusk,    comillo,    m.  leido. 

twelve,    doce.  unsafe,  no    ...   seguro,  a. 

twenty,    veinte.  unsuccessfully,   sin  exito. 

twice,    dos    veces.  until,    hasta ;    conj.    hasta   que. 

twine,    bramante,    m.  :    guita,    i.  unsuitable,  to  be,  no  convenir  a. 

two,    dos ;   —   hundred,    doscien-  unwilling,   to  be,   no  querer,   ser 

tos,   as ;     —  fold,   doble.  desinclinado,    a. 

typewriter,    maquina    (f.)    de   es-  unwisely,    imprudentemente. 

cribir.  unwrought,    crudo,    a ;    no    labra- 

do,   a. 

upholster,  forrar ;  -y,  tapiceria,  f. 

\J  upon,    sobre,    m. 

upside  down,   al  reves. 

ugly,  feo,  a.  us,   nos,   nosotros,   as. 

ult., '  del    mes    proximo    pasado ;  usance,      usanza,      f.  ;      at      two 

del   ultimo.  month's    — ,    a    dos    meses    de 

umbrella,   paraguas,    m.  — . 

unable    (to   be),   no   poder.  use,   usar,    emplear,    servirse   de ; 

unaccounted    for,    no    llevado    en  he    used    to,    imperfect    tense ; 

cuenta.  11.    uso,    m.  ;    costumbre,    f.  ;    to 

unaware,  to  be  —  of,  ignorar.  be   of  — ,   servir   a  ;   -ful,    util ; 

uncertainty,    incertidumbre,    m.  -fulness,   utilidad,   f.  ;   -less,   in- 

uncle,  tio,  m.  util. 

unconscious,    sin    sentido.  usual,     de     costumbre ;     as     — , 

uncovered,     descubierto,     a ;     en  como      de      costumbre ;      more 

descubierto.  than  — .   mas  que  — ;   -ly,   por 

under,    adv.    bajo,    debajo;    prep.  lo   comun. 

debajo    de.  utensil,   utensilio,   m.  ;   household 

undergo,    sufrir.  _s    articles   de  menaje. 
underscore,    subrayar. 
undersigned,  el  abajo  firmado,  el 

que    suscribe.  "^ 
understand,    entender ;    -ing,    en- 

tendimiento,   m.  vacancy,  vacante,   i. ;  puesto,   m. 

undertake,    emprender.  vacant,  vacio,  a;   desocupado,  a. 

SiS^gSf  deCS|Sr  *  -ri0n'    vTCi0neSf  "    PL 

underwrite    asegurar ;  -r,  asegur-  Valencia     Valencia,    f. 

ador,    inscribiente,    m.  va  ld>   vall1do'    a'>    legfitimo     a. 

undoubted,    indudable.  value'    valor,     m.  ;     m    cash    — , 

uneasy,    inquieto,    a.  — en     metahco ;     —     received, 

unfavorable,    to    be,    no    ser    fa-  ~  recibido ;  -less,  sin  — ;  val- 

vorable.  uable,    precioso,    a. 

unfortunate,    desdichado,    a;  des-  value,    v.    estimar,   valuar,    tasar. 

graciado,  a  ;    -ly,  por  desgracia.  varnish,    barniz,    m. 

unfounded,    sin    fundamento.  various,    vario,    a. 

unhappy,    infeliz.  vary,   variar. 

uniform,    adj.    invariable.  vegetable,      legumbre,      f.  ;      adj. 

United    States,    Estados    Unidos,  vegetal. 

m.    pi.  velours,  velludo,  m.- 

unknown,    desconocido,    a ;    igiio-  velvet,    terciopelo,    m. 

to,   a.  venture,    atreverse,    venturar ;    11. 

unlade,    desembarcar.  ventura,    f. 

unless,    a   menos   que.  very,    muy,    mucho. 


J44  SPANISH 

vessel,    buque,    m.  ;    expected   — ,  wedding,    boda,    f 

-  esperado.  Wednesday,    miercoles,    m. 

vest,    waistcoat     chaleco,    m.  week,    semana,    f.  ;    in    a    —     en 

vicinity,    vecmidad,    f.  ocho      dias;      in     two     -s  '    en 

victim,  victima,    m.  quince   dias'. 

%%A*;  f.  "t^lTY'    ~    MChor'    lcw 

vS    v^SSSn  ^r^o^ne?^-^^  -    - 

visit,    visitar;    n.    visita,    f.  welfare,    bienestar,    m. 

viz.,   es  decir.  well      n.     po                    _ 

voice,    voz,    f.  agua    de   pozo. 

volume,    volumen,     m.  ;     (book),  well,     adj.     bueiio,     a;     bieii     de 

tomo,    m.  salud;   adv.   bien  ;   as  —  as,   lo 

vote     votar.  mismo    que. 

voucher,    recibo,    m.  west,   oeste,   m.  ;      -ern,   occiden- 

voyage,  viaje,   m.  tal. 

wet,    mojado,    a. 

what,   (rel.),  lo  que;   (interrog.), 

>v  que;    (which),    cual. 

wheat,   trigo,   m. 

wadding,  algodon,  (m.)  en  rama.  when,  cuando;  (interrog.), 
wage:;,  sueldo,  salario,  m.  cuando ;  —  ever,  cuando  qui- 
wagon,  vagon,  m.  ;  carreta,  f.  era  que ;  siempre  que ;  (as 
waistcoat,  chaleco,  m.  soon  as),  en  cuanto. 
wait,  (for),  esperar,  aguardar.  where,  donde ;  (interrog.),  don- 
waiter,  mozo,  m.  de  ;  —  to,  a  — ;  —  from,  de 
walk,  andar,  pasear ;  n.  paseo,  — ;  —  in,  en  — ;  —  as,  mien- 

m.  tras  que ;  —  fore,  por  lo  cual. 

wall,    muro,    m.  ;    pared,    f.  whether,    si. 

walrus,   morsa,    f.  which,    (rel.),    que,    el    (la)    que, 

want     ,(wish),     querer,     desear ;  el   (la)  cual;   (interrog.),  cual. 

(lack),    carecer    de ;     n.     falta,  while,    conj.    mientras,    inientras 

f.  ;   for  —  of,  por  falta  de.  que. 

war,    guerra,    f.  white,   bianco,   a ;   —  lead,   alba- 
ward,  pupilo,  a,  m.   and   f.  yalde,    m. 
warehouse,      almacen,      deposito,  who,    (rel.),   que,   el    (la)    que,   el 

m.  ;    ahondiga,    f.  (la)    cual;    quien;    (interrog.), 

warm,     calido,     a ;     caliente ;     ar-  quien. 

diente ;     I     am     warm,     tengo  whole,  todo,  a ;  n.  todo,  m. ;  to- 

calor ;    it    is    — ,    hace    calor ;  talidad,    f.  ;    at  —  sale,   al   por 

—  water,   agua  caliente.  menor :     wholly,     enteramente. 
warn,    advertir,    caucionar.  whom,    (rel.),  que,  quien,  el  que, 
wash,       lavar;       —      overboard,  etc.;      el      cual;       (interrog.), 

echar  a  la  mar  ;  -ing,  lavadura,  quien. 

f.  whose,    cuyo,    a;    (interrog.),    de 

watch,   n.    reloj,    m.  quien,    cuyo,    a. 

water,     agua,     f.  ;     fresh    — ,     -  why,    por    que ;    the   —   and    the 

dulce ;    —    color,    acuarela,    f.  ;  wherefore,    el    como    y    el    por 

—  proof,    impermeable.  que. 

way,    camino,    m.  ;    direccion,    f.  ;  wide,    ancho,    a. 

(manner),    modo,   m.  ;   manera,  wife,   mujer,   seiiora,   esposa,   f. 

f.  ;  in  no  — ,  de  ningun  modo  ;  wild,   salvaje,   silvestre. 

on    the   —   to,    en    camino    de.  will,    voluntad,    f.  ;    last   — ,    tes- 

we,    nosotros,   as.  tamento,      m.  ;      to      be      -ing, 

wealth,    caudal,    m.  ;    -y,    rico,    a.  querer,    consentir    en ;     -ingly, 

weapon,    arma,    f.  de    buena    voluntad. 

wear,    llevar,    usar ;    —   out,    gas-  win,    ganar. 

tar.  wind,  viento,  m.  ;  —  permitting, 

weather,     tiempo,     m.  ;     be    good  si    el   —   lo    permite ;    it    is    -y, 

— ,    hacer   buen   — .  ha 


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wind     (up),    liquidar    un    comer- 

cio. 
windovP,    veiitaiia,    f.  ;    show    —  , 

escaparate,     m.  ;     —    trimmer, 

adornista   (m.)   de  escaparates. 
wine,   vino,   m.  ;   —  in   casks,   — 

en   tonel  ;   —  broker,    corredor 

de    —  . 

winter,    invierno,   m. 
wire,    alambre,    m. 
wire,     (telegraph),    telegrafiar. 
wise,    sabio,   a. 
wish,    querer,    desear. 
with,    con. 
within,    adv.    deiitro  ;    prep,    den- 

tro  de. 
without,    prep,     sin;    adv.,     (out 

doors),  afuera. 
witness,    presenciar  ;    11.    testigo, 

, 

™mS;  t]  carved  -,  - 
esculpida;  log  —  ,  palo  cam- 
peche,  m.  ;  (fuel),  lena,  f.  ; 
-s,  bosque,  m.  ;  —  work,  ma- 
deraje,  m. 

wool,    laiia,    f.  ;    -en,    de   —  ;    -en 

foods,    pano     (s)     de    —  ;    -en 
ealer,  panero,  m.  ;  -en  broker, 
corredor    del    comercio    de   —  . 
word,   palabra,   f. 
work,     trabajo,     m.  ;     obra,     f.  ; 
open    —  ,    a    calado  ;    —    box, 


would   be,    supuesto,   a. 
wound,    herir  ;    n.    herida,    f. 
woven,    tejido,    a. 
wrap    (up),    envolver  ;    -per,    cu- 

bierta,   f.  ;  under  another  -per, 

en    otro    paquete. 
wreck,    naufragar  ;    11.    naufragio, 

m. 

write,     escribir. 

wrong,    to    be,    no    tener    razon. 
wrought,     labrado,    a. 


yard,     (measure),    vara,    f. 

yarn>    hilo>    m> 

year>    afio     m>  -    ieap   —    anO   ^. 

siesto 
yellow,    amarillo,    a. 

™   ^  ~  ****    *'   *  «  ' 
yesterday,    ayer  ;    day   before   —  , 

aiiteayer. 
yet,     todavia,     aun  ;      (neverthe- 

less),    sin    embargo. 
yield,    ceder  ;    (produce),    produ- 

cir,    dar. 
you,    tu,      te,    le,    la,    les,    usted, 

es  ;    vosotros,    as  ;    os. 
young,   joven. 
your>    tu>    vuestro,    a;    su,    el,    la 

j        las  de  Vd      el  tu  o    etc  . 


. 

workmanship,     hechura,     f. 
workshop,    taller,    m. 
world,    mundo,    m. 
worn    out,    raido,    a. 
worry,      molestar  ;      be     worried, 

tener     cuidado,     atormentarse. 
worth,    to    be,    valer  ;    -less,    de 

ningun    valor. 


zmc>    zmc'    m-  >    —    m    bars»    ~ 
en   barra  ;    —   ore,    mineral    de 

—  . 
zone,    zona,    f. 


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